The public consultation on the draft National Curriculum programmes of study is expected this autumn. Here are some of the ways subject leaders and teachers can begin preparing to engage, without attempting to rewrite their KS3 curriculum before the proposals are published.

The Geographical Association has published its analysis of the 2026 GCSE Geography results which you can download here. The overall picture is one of relative stability but as departments return for the new academic year there are several findings worth reflecting on as subject leaders look more closely at their own results. Across the UK, there were 299,306 GCSE Geography entries this year and Geography remains the sixth most popular GCSE subject, narrowly behind history. In