News

Schools shut out from DfE music curriculum panel

The government has come under fire for choosing just three serving school leaders for its 14-strong panel that will...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Inspiration Trust hikes top-slice from school budgets to cover curriculum team costs

A high-profile academy trust has nearly doubled the amount it top-slices from its secondary schools’ budgets to fund an...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Nearly half of primaries score poorly on curriculum quality, new Ofsted study shows

Nearly half of all primary schools scored poorly in Ofsted’s latest curriculum study – with an apparent focus on...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

DfE to shell out £10m for 200 ‘external experts’

The Department for Education will spend £10 million on 200 “external experts” to advise it on policy areas including...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Features

Michael Merrick, Deputy head, St Cuthbert’s Catholic Community School

Eight years ago, Michael Merrick and his wife moved from St Andrews, where he was partway through a PhD...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Opinion

A solid primary curriculum is essential for GCSE success – but what does that look like?

The expanded GCSEs may seem tough, but once pupils have been through the new primary curriculum, they will be...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Ofsted is right about the knowledge-rich curriculum

The inspectorate doesn’t always get things right, says Mark Lehain, but its latest review is important Ofsted gets a lot...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

Most teachers and parents fear EBacc could narrow curriculum

More than two thirds of respondents to the DfE’s consultation on the English Baccalaureate are worried that schools will...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Feature

How schools can develop a strong curriculum

Ofsted recently announced it will introduce a new focus on how schools plan their curriculum. We look at what...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter