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Easy books aren’t the route to a lifelong love of reading

Forget the pap: kids should have access to good quality books to get them to read, says Katie Ashford....

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Let the teens read Mills & Boon!

Kids should be exposed to all kinds of books (and that includes Mills & Boon), says Joy Ballard. As...

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How politics changed education in 2016

What would have seemed more likely at the start of the year, asks Natalie Perera. Brexit, more grammars or...

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The ups and downs of school finances have been exhausting to watch

It’s been a bumpy year, with school leaders left wondering who to watch for the next flurry of activity,...

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Best education research of 2016 for schools

Stuart Kime carefully picks out his favourite pieces of research for 2016. He enjoys them all, but the publishers...

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How SEND became a headline issue in 2016

There have been a few low points, but champions for pupils with SEND still emerged this year, says Anita...

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The big topics for headteachers in 2016 (and reasons to be cheerful!)

It hasn’t been easy, but Liam Collins is determined to keep “the positive energy up”. I wanted to be...

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Two thirds of pupils from low-income backgrounds not ‘secondary ready’ by the end of primary

This morning, results from this spring’s key stage 2 assessments were published for over 16,000 primary and special schools....

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Our school textbooks are all wrong

The content of our textbooks is fine – to a point. The books do what they are sold to...

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