Resist the panicky zeitgeist and be brave curriculum makers School leaders were never meant to be robots, but role models for the young. How they behave is as important as what they do.
The gulf between ambition and reality on curriculum reform The wind of change is blowing in education. The question is whether teachers and leaders will be energised by the breeze
The curriculum review isn’t ‘dumbing down’ – it’s levelling up Critics claiming the curriculum review ‘dumbs down’ Gove’s education reforms are way off the mark, says Sir Hamid Patel
New curriculum to be introduced in 2028 as review published Government also commits to scrapping the EBacc and making citizenship compulsory in primary schools
Beyond grades: curriculum should be about character and confidence too While good grades are essential, there is a growing consensus that schools must foster qualities like resilience, motivation and problem-solving. Here’s how one trust is doing it …
‘I dream the curriculum every night’: leading education’s toughest brief After 14 months heading the government’s curriculum review, Becky Francis reflects on control, compromise – and finding the right balance between ‘firebrand’ and ‘technocrat’
Oak should ditch ‘national academy’ title to ‘stop misconceptions’, says official review Impact review also reveals the curriculum quango has led to reduction in domestic edtech market
Met Police stops school lessons on violence against women and girls The force said sensitive subjects “may be better handled by specialists”
Exams volume, EBacc and ‘improving’ SATs: 14 curriculum review reforms The interim curriculum review report has landed – here’s the 14 key things school leaders need to know …