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Ignore the rise in school-led teacher training routes – universities are here to stay

The Department for Education’s recent Teacher Training Performance Profiles for 2015/16 prompted inevitable cries in the media of “the...

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We know how to close the attainment gap – but government and schools must commit to it

The answer to closing the attainment gap begins at home, and in helping poverty-stricken parents as much as their...

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The NFF is saved – but major issues still remain for schools funding

The government has rescued the National Funding Formula by the skin of its teeth. The Education Policy Institute was...

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Corbyn and Rayner have the wrong ideas for schools

Tory education policies in the 2017 election didn’t hit home with voters, but Jeremy Corbyn has the wrong ideas...

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Schools need to address the last acceptable form of racism

Racism is treated with due seriousness in all schools. Except, that is, for racism against gypsies, Roma and travellers,...

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We need to ditch Progress 8

Progress 8 is an embarrassment, says Tom Sherrington, a measure far removed from any sense of what the quality...

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Free schools are a cost-effective option

Amid reports that plans to expand free schools could be scrapped to fund the manifesto promise of an additional...

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Multi-academy trusts are great for career progression

Ignore the headlines: multi-academy trusts are showing great potential for maximising the talents of teachers, leaders and others, says...

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What can school leaders do to improve career prospects for Muslim girls?

Schools can be instrumental in addressing the discrepancy in the number of Muslim girls in the world of work,...

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