Opinion

It demands a team effort to keep pupils like Z in the game

Despite the structural barriers, many trusts, headteachers, local authorities and third-sector organisations are already beating the odds to embed...

Freddie Whittaker
Terry Grego
Opinion

Inclusion bases must remove students’ barriers to learning

We must move beyond the idea that simply designating a space will solve deep-rooted challenges

Freddie Whittaker
Arti Sharma
Opinion

We all must do more to prevent AI coursework cheating

I have written to exam boards, asking them to strengthen their approach to preventing AI misuse in non-exam assessments.

Freddie Whittaker
Sir Ian Bauckham
Opinion

Small maternity wins are welcome, but we should strive for more

Weeks at full salary are doubled but with cuts elsewhere the 7.5% increase is hardly the gift the DfE...

Freddie Whittaker
Emma Sheppard
Opinion

SEND reforms are a chance to change what we mean by ‘standards’

Let’s be clear about what 'exceptional' means now. Exceptional is a school where disadvantaged pupils thrive, not just attend

Freddie Whittaker
Matthew Shanks
Opinion

Ofqual must be bolder on digital exams

The proposal to limit digital exams to only two subjects per exam board is unduly restrictive

Freddie Whittaker
Colin Hughes
The Research Leader

DfE should support struggling private schools to become academies

A targeted approach could help provide a high-quality state-funded education to pupils from a wide range of backgrounds

Freddie Whittaker
Tom Richmond
Opinion

SEND reforms must strengthen legal foundations, not weaken them

Ministers themselves acknowledge that families have endured too much for too long. That is precisely why legal safeguards matter

Freddie Whittaker
Madeleine Cassidy
Opinion

The white paper is ambitious, but its success hinges on the unknown details

Parents will need reassurance that tiered support and reforms to EHCPs do not simply become a new set of...

Freddie Whittaker
Jon Andrews