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Former schools minister Nick Gibb knighted in new year’s honours

And ex-union leader Geoff Barton to receive the CBE, as 60 with links to England’s school system recognised

News

11-hour school day pays dividends

A report showed missed homework sanctions were down 12 per cent and stars for good behaviour were up 16 per cent

News, Schools

Books for Christmas: Stocking fillers for every teacher

New education titles to make any teacher’s Christmas special and kick-start a new year of growth – as selected by our commissioning editor

Opinion, The Review

What can schools do to deliver Labour’s youth guarantee?

The government has just made a very strong case for investing in much-improved careers education. Our report shows how to do it

Opinion, The Knowledge

More oracy must not come at the expense of wider literacy

The idea of oracy as a ‘fourth R’ is superficially appealing, but in the end speaking can’t be treated separately from reading and writing

Opinion, Opinion: Curriculum

Constructing a masterpiece: What to do about key stage 2

Real-world implementation of the Francis review’s recommendations will matter a lot more in the end than whether or when we teach about the Vikings

Opinion, The Curriculum Conversation

Primary Ofsted reports show Labour’s plans are at risk

Analysis of the first 200 primary reports this term shows Ofsted is not ready to be a constructive partner in school improvement

Opinion, Opinion: Accountability

EEF regional partnerships to help 300 schools boost outcomes

Charity says £700,000 two-year projects will create 10 partnerships, each led by an EEF-supported research school

News

Labour can’t be all talk and no action on oracy

Given that children in the lowest income group start school with language skills 19 months behind their wealthier peers on average, it’s unsurprising that the oracy commission is calling for oracy to be prioritised as the fourth ‘R’, alongside reading, writing and arithmetic.   But to make oracy education work at scale, the government must place […]

Opinion, Opinion: Policy