The Department for Education (DfE) has unveiled the “curriculum fund” in order to boost the range of high-quality teaching resources available. In particular the DfE wants resources to be developed by “leading cultural and scientific institutions”, all with the aim of helping teachers to deliver the new curriculum while also “reducing workload and giving them more time to focus on what they do best – teaching”.
The announcement came alongside news of plans for a national network of 35 English Hubs, which are to be established to work with schools in challenging circumstances and help raise literacy standards.
Costing £26 million, the hubs are to be similar to the national network of Maths Hubs established in 2014 and will be coordinated by a new Centre of Excellence for Literacy Teaching. The centre will promote and share effective practice across schools and will have a particular focus on language and literacy teaching in the Reception year.
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