Pearson Schools Blog

Sharon Hague, Managing Director of Pearson School Qualifications, reflects on the launch of our first Pearson School Report earlier this year

On 11th May, the Department for Education published the provisional list of technical qualifications that would be in scope for defunding from 1 August 2024 in England. Read our full response.

On the 11th November, in a Pearson webinar, former Headteacher and specialist speaker on anti-racism, Alison Kriel, shared her views about ‘broadening the curriculum’, opening up conversations about identity, race and inclusion with the audience. Here, Alison reflects on key points for teachers to consider – starting with the incredible power of words.

Over the past 18 months, in the face of significant challenges, educators across the UK expressed their passion for diversity and inclusion – and a wish to broaden in-class conversations on race and inequality. 

Jess Pentelow, Product Manager at Pearson, reflects on our conversations with educators this year about the use of tech-enabled learning, our key learnings this year and what they may mean for digital education moving forward. 

Over the last few years, the role of a primary subject lead has changed. With a greater emphasis on the quality of curriculum children receive, the expectations of leaders in each subject have also risen dramatically. Gone are the days of simply allocating the different topics to year groups.

Dr Helen Care shares some practical tips for applying this advice and managing the psychological needs of the whole school community as they return to school.

Learning from our learners to to create a better exam experience. We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new amendments to our GCSE (9-1) French, German and Spanish assessments, for which the changes will take effect in the summer 2021 exam series*.