Curriculum

The government’s withdrawal of key financial incentives for teacher training has fuelled fears of a ‘hierarchy’ of subjects – with some already recording a drop in applications

The Scottish Languages Act has been hailed as a seminal moment for Gaelic, with schools expected to play a pivotal role in securing its future

The BBC programme is watched by millions of children in schools every week. Its editor Lewis James tells Tes how his team reports for young people at a time when they are feeling the effects of fake news and AI more than ever

Research tells us that young people are unlikely to take an academic risk if we haven’t set the conditions to make them feel safe enough to do so, says Chris Wynn

Oracy shouldn’t just be a tick-box exercise, says this primary teacher, who explains how incorporating approaches from acting can help pupils with literacy

Open letter with nearly 100 signatories calls for a ‘more diverse range’ of drafters to write the new national curriculum, warning there is a risk of ‘narrow’ content

The renewed Ofsted framework refers to foundational knowledge. What is it, and how can schools demonstrate that they are providing it?

A trust leader explains how a playground conversation about Amazon led to the introduction of fictional currency that helps to teach children about handling money

A series of well-intentioned reforms has led to a system that prioritises exam results over deep thinking, says Alice Whitby – but it’s not too late to reverse this

The national curriculum fails to emphasise the importance of the ability to reason about quantities, says Louise Matthews, who explores how it can be taught

Citizenship education is to become mandatory in primary schools. But how realistic is it to expect schools to fit a subject ranging from law to finances and media literacy into an already-busy timetable?

Modest growth at Higher level offers hope amid ongoing concerns about declining popularity of languages