The decline of language education in England is a familiar and depressing story. Take-up of French at GCSE is down from 25% in 2009–10 to 18% in 2024–25. German has halved in the same period from 10% ...

The review’s final report, now published, recommends a much sharper focus on the provision of languages in primary schools.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has promised it will prepare kids for a world that is “changing more rapidly than ever”.

The Publishers Association has welcomed the government’s response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review, as the DfE accepted a range of recommendations.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has promised that her major shake-up of the school curriculum will prepare kids for a ...

The government will reduce GCSE exam time by up to three hours per student, introduce new Year 8 tests, and teach primary pupils how to identify misinformation under sweeping curriculum reforms.

Children will be taught how to budget and how mortgages work as the government seeks to modernise the national curriculum in ...

The final curriculum review report, commissioned by Labour last year, has recommended exam volume at key stage 4 be reduced by 10%.

GCSE exam time for students could be reduced by up to three hours on average, the government has announced. It follows a curriculum review that criticised the current volume as "excessive". The final ...

London, Oct 14 (UNI) Pop icon Dua Lipa has added a new accomplishment to her ever-growing list, she’s now a certified Spanish speaker. The Levitating hitmaker proudly revealed that she has earned her ...

GCSE resits for English and Maths could be scrapped after the pass rate fell to its lowest level in a decade. The current model requires students who fail these two core subjects at GCSE level to ...

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