Curriculum

The national curriculum in England 2014 has had huge consequences for what is taught, learned and assessed in schools. Governors will find articles and resources here which will help them get to grips with these changes and understand what the issues are for their schools, and the young people under their care.

• Monitoring Well-being as part of Relationship, Sex and Health Education

  This webinar focuses on governance oversight of the new Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSE) curriculum in schools and academies from 1st September 2020. Using the Department for Education’s guidance as a starting point, we explore the new curriculum expectations and the role of the governing board in ensuring compliance. We consider the importance of mental health and well-being support for pupils on their return to school following the school closures, and how the first of 14 new RSE teaching modules on physical health and mental wellbeing might be used to inform this.

  Consultant: Steve Barker July 2020

• Reception Baseline Assessment delayed until 2021

  Reception Baseline Assessment delayed until 2021.

  Consultant: Sam Williams June 2020

• School Governors play a key part in Relationship & Sex Education

  School Governors play a key part in Relationship & Sex Education

  Consultant: Steve Barker June 2020

• School Governors play a key part in Relationship & Sex Education

  School Governors play a key part in Relationship & Sex Education

  Consultant: Steve Barker June 2020

• Relationship & Sex Education in 2020 Webinar (Recorded 10/03/2020)

  This webinar explored the new statutory requirement, from September 2020, for all schools to teach relationship, and where relevant, sex education

  Consultant: Steve Barker March 2020

• DfE updates PSHE guidance

  DfE updates PSHE guidance for schools

  Consultant: Steve Barker February 2020

• DfE consultation on the future of Music education

  A consultation into the future of music education in schools is launched by the DfE.

  Consultant: Steve Barker February 2020

• New guide to careers in schools for governors

  A new guide to careers in schools for governors has been published in January 2019

  Consultant: Steve Barker January 2019

• Secondary Matters Webinar

  This Better Governor webinar focused on issues germane to secondary education. In this first of a series of Secondary Matters webinars, we explored the curriculum and how current policy, thought, research and plans to overhaul the Ofsted Inspection framework will influence what is taught in secondary schools going forward.

  : October 2018