National curriculum
Schools’ Stem diversity problem needs systemic solution, say MPs
Report finds students from black Caribbean backgrounds in England ‘acutely’ underrepresented in Stem
Sally Weale Education correspondent
24, Mar, 2023 @5:01 AM
Quarter of a million children enter secondary school without basic maths and English
Government set to fail target of 90% of children reaching set standard at age 11, research finds
Michael Savage Policy Editor
12, Feb, 2023 @6:00 AM
A progressive way of teaching history | Letter
Letter: Jeremy Waxman responds to David Olusoga saying that history should not be treated as a ‘soft play area’
Letters
27, Jun, 2022 @4:09 PM
Add genocide of Gypsies to national curriculum, say charities
Forty organisations call for ‘meaningful change’ after Jimmy Carr’s joke about mass murder of Roma and Sinti people
Sally Weale Education correspondent
09, Feb, 2022 @7:59 PM
UK pupils failed by schools’ teaching of climate crisis, experts say
Many teachers and pupils frustrated over climate education despite ministers’ pledge to prioritise it
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
28, Jan, 2022 @7:00 AM
Dear Nadhim Zahawi, the Tories vowed to ‘eradicate illiteracy’ years ago. What went wrong? | Michael Rosen
The education secretary should know the phonics system has been around since 2011 and is ‘proven to work’
Michael Rosen
09, Oct, 2021 @7:30 AM
Schools minister rebuffs calls to decolonise English curriculum
Nick Gibb says no reason why children from ethnic minorities should not study work of a ‘dead white man’
Sally Weale Education correspondent
21, Jul, 2021 @5:45 PM
The hardest lesson I’ve learned at uni is how to handle money
Analysing chemical reactions was less of a challenge than learning to budget when I started as a student
Zesha Saleem
03, Jul, 2021 @10:00 AM
Hundreds of schools in England sign up for anti-racist curriculum
Grassroots groups, teachers and councils helping to update syllabus after young people demand change
David Batty, Nazia Parveen and Tobi Thomas
26, Mar, 2021 @3:00 PM
Government still has no strategy for tackling sexism in schools, say teachers
Criticism comes as thousands of students share experiences of sexual harassment and abuse
Jessica Murray
20, Mar, 2021 @9:00 AM
Covid has shown that England's schools are desperate for reform | Simon Jenkins
Exams have been cancelled again, and if Gavin Williamson had any sense he wouldn’t bring them back, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Simon Jenkins
19, Feb, 2021 @1:21 PM
BBC to expand educational shows in response to UK Covid lockdown
CBBC broadcasts aim to ensure all children can access curriculum-based learning without the internet
Ben Quinn
05, Jan, 2021 @6:43 PM
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