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Warning: national curriculum reversing
It looks like England’s education system is about to change direction yet again. A major parliamentary report called on Government to reverse its 'knowledge-rich approach' and fix a curriculum that's...
Warning: national curriculum reversing
It looks like England’s education system is about to change direction yet again. A major parliamentary report called on Government to reverse its 'knowledge-rich approach' and fix a curriculum that's...
PISA and the failure of England's national curr...
In the famous Sherlock Holmes story, it's the absence of a barking dog which makes the detective curious. The curious thing about yesterday's PISA international test results is the absence...
PISA and the failure of England's national curr...
In the famous Sherlock Holmes story, it's the absence of a barking dog which makes the detective curious. The curious thing about yesterday's PISA international test results is the absence...
Create curiosity
Does your KS3 science course make students wade through topics like balanced forces, oxidation & reduction and biotic/abiotic factors? OR does it create curiosity about questions like these, and guide...
Create curiosity
Does your KS3 science course make students wade through topics like balanced forces, oxidation & reduction and biotic/abiotic factors? OR does it create curiosity about questions like these, and guide...
GCSE success means 3 essential curriculum dimen...
Why teach Working Scientifically? Ofsted It’s official! A one-dimensional content curriculum is not good enough. Ofsted inspectors expect a second dimension Working Scientifically, or scientific enquiry (Ofsted, 2021). Students need to...
GCSE success means 3 essential curriculum dimen...
Why teach Working Scientifically? Ofsted It’s official! A one-dimensional content curriculum is not good enough. Ofsted inspectors expect a second dimension Working Scientifically, or scientific enquiry (Ofsted, 2021). Students need to...
The invisible gorilla in your curriculum
In a classic experiment, most subjects fail to notice a lady in a gorilla suit walking across the screen, because they're so focussed on their task they were giving. Are you falling...
The invisible gorilla in your curriculum
In a classic experiment, most subjects fail to notice a lady in a gorilla suit walking across the screen, because they're so focussed on their task they were giving. Are you falling...