Curriculum
The latest news and developments on school curriculum, including Ofsted subject reviews, new policy and best-practice advice for your subject
Yesterday
17th May 2024
Scotland and Pisa: new analysis of ‘troubling’ results
There are ‘only a few encouraging conclusions for Scottish education policy’ to mitigate declining Pisa scores in maths, science and reading, says Lindsay Paterson
Weekly round-up: RSE age limits and call for ‘digital Sats’
This week’s essential education news includes Ofsted scrapping its curriculum unit project and news that managed moves have ‘more than doubled’
Thursday
16th May 2024
Sex education: the RSE teaching age limits schools need to know
New proposals specifying age limits for when certain topics cannot be taught in either primary or secondary settings may require schools to rethink their curricula
Why maths curricula must evolve for the ‘computational age’
Technologist Conrad Wolfram posits an overhaul of how we teach maths, arguing for a syllabus that integrates computation and AI
Tuesday
14th May 2024
The new curriculum challenges shared by Scotland and Wales
In the first of two articles, Lucy Crehan looks at why Wales must learn from Scotland about potential pitfalls of adopting a new curricular approach
Cuts to school learning hours ‘not acceptable’ and will be blocked
As Falkirk Council proposes reducing learning hours in its schools, the Scottish government warns councils that it will mandate minimum teaching time for pupils if necessary