Curriculum | Schools Week https://schoolsweek.co.uk Education News, Policy & School Leadership Insight Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:46:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://schoolsweek.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SW-dot-logo-54x54.png Curriculum | Schools Week https://schoolsweek.co.uk 32 32 GCSE natural history: what schools need to know https://schoolsweek.co.uk/gcse-natural-history-what-schools-need-to-know/ https://schoolsweek.co.uk/gcse-natural-history-what-schools-need-to-know/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:42:30 +0000 https://schoolsweek.co.uk/?p=247564

Schools can use their own grounds for 20 hours of fieldwork, government proposes

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DfE mulls replacing Tories’ Mandarin Excellence Programme https://schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-mulls-replacing-tories-mandarin-excellence-programme/ https://schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-mulls-replacing-tories-mandarin-excellence-programme/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:00:39 +0000 https://schoolsweek.co.uk/?p=247247

Flagship language scheme will end next year, but documents show ministers are considering a replacement

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Secondary English curriculum ‘crowds out’ reading for pleasure https://schoolsweek.co.uk/secondary-english-curriculum-crowds-out-reading-for-pleasure/ https://schoolsweek.co.uk/secondary-english-curriculum-crowds-out-reading-for-pleasure/#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 22:00:32 +0000 https://schoolsweek.co.uk/?p=246489

'Teach for the test' and a focus on phonics are taking the fun out of reading, say experts

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