News

Russell Hobby to become Labour peer – but will remain as trust CEO

Former NAHT and Teach First leader plans to continue to lead TKAT while serving in House of Lords

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

How we tackled misinformation in our primary curriculum 

Schools need to approach difficult topics in a sensitive, age-appropriate way, writes Sam French

Freddie Whittaker
Sam French
Ofsted

Good might not be good enough under new Ofsted framework

Experience of an inspection suggests Ofsted’s system is clearer and fairer, but hard work is needed to attain ‘expected...

Freddie Whittaker
Stuart Gardner
Pupil data

DfE dodges data transparency as it plans new pupil register

Department has never released the full report of a damning ICO audit that found it broke the law over...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Big tech AI marketing rewrites the future of education 

If we passively consume and believe big tech’s vision for AI we’ll be tricked into ceding control of our...

Freddie Whittaker
Catherine Buckler
Opinion

Nigel de Gruchy, the teachers’ champion who savaged with a soundbite

The former trade union leader has died at the age of 82. One of his successors, Dr Patrick Roach,...

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Patrick Roach
Opinion

Education starts at home, so we bought 20 of them for families

Short-term lets and instability wreck a child’s likelihood of succeeding academically – we cannot ignore what goes on outside...

Freddie Whittaker
John Barneby
Opinion

Teacher recruitment is turning a corner, but headline figures mask challenges

Increased entries to teacher training should be source of pride, but government must not forget communities where recovery won't...

Freddie Whittaker
Paddy Dempsey
News

Hard maths for ministers as pupil numbers set to fall 6%

Close schools or raise funding - the choice lies with government, says IFS

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker