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Why design T-levels when we already have an equivalent?

Why is the government spending so much on T-levels when a world-class programme that combines academic and vocational study...

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What qualities will future teachers need?

As facts become more easily accessible, the role of the teacher is changing. Teachers of the future will need...

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Does competition law apply to academy trusts?

As multi-academy trusts come to dominate in so many areas, concerns are raised about unfair competition and less choice...

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How teachers can help minority students get into Oxford

One in three Oxford colleges admitted no black British students in 2015. Samina Khan explains how teachers can make...

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Women in education leadership: what needs to change

Amanda Spielman, Vicky Beer, Dame Rachel de Souza, Lucy Heller, Rebecca Clark, Janet Renou, Sally Collier: never has education...

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How can schools better support young parents?

The government recently announced they will be collecting data on pregnant pupils transferred from mainstream to alternative schools from...

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Schools commissioners or local authorities – which is the real ‘middle tier’?

The schools commissioners have morphed into a privileged, parallel middle tier with no discussion on role or accountability, argues...

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How to test interventions in the classroom

Don’t get hung up on methodology – good classroom research starts by establishing meaningful, measurable outcomes, explains Dr Lauren...

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You can’t compare GCSE maths grade boundaries

The new maths GCSEs were designed to be different from the old A* to G GCSEs, says Cath Jadhav, so...

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