Curriculum

Drawing on local context can make learning feel more relevant for pupils, but if this principle is taken too far, it risks narrowing their horizons, writes Mark Enser

The growing gender gap in computing science is worrying not only for equality but also the economy – but there are practical, proven strategies schools leader can adopt, says Toni Scullion

Shackleton Primary more than doubled the number of its children reaching a good level of development after cutting its Reception classes from 30 to 20. Ellen Peirson-Hagger hears how it achieved this improvement

Researchers from UCL warn too many students are taught by non-specialists, and teachers need training to avoid ‘very patchy education’

International schools often operate across multiple campuses – here leaders share their insights into achieving the right balance of consistency and autonomy between sites, and preventing ‘campus envy’

Dozens of ‘curriculum drafters’ have been chosen to help the government revise the national curriculum, following on from last year’s Francis review

Learning when to use capital letters isn’t as straightforward as it seems, new research finds. So what can teachers do to help pupils get it right?

As schools wait for clarity on the coming curriculum reforms, there are some key areas that it makes sense to focus on, says Mark Enser

A new free AI tool for schools will help students create scientific solutions to climate challenges, argues Project Earth founder Becky Parker

Most people would agree there is more to learning than performance on tests, but we need to formalise that definition to make sure it drives policy and practice, says Bernard Andrews

Students are completing time-consuming tasks by hand, whereas professional scientists use advanced tools such as AI and machine learning, says Royal Society of Chemistry

School leaders are not planning changes to arts provision, despite the scrapping of the EBacc, polling reveals