Opinion

The case for clearer Holocaust curriculum guidance

Teaching and learning about the Holocaust is not easy. And the evidence is suggesting our teachers and students need...

Freddie Whittaker
Rebecca Hale and Andy Pearce
Opinion

Why Holocaust education matters more than ever, and how schools can lead the way

If schools step up, they can ensure that the next generation inherits not only the facts of the Holocaust...

Freddie Whittaker
Adrian Packer
News

Ministers to trial AI tutoring in England’s schools

Government claims pilot 'could support up to 450,000 children a year on free school meals to access one to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Our trust peer reviews provide lessons for upcoming legislation

Our experience could guide the blueprint for trust inspections, says Kate Chhatwal

Freddie Whittaker
Kate Chhatwal
Opinion

Ensuring trusts are fit for purpose isn’t a job you finish overnight

In a system under sustained strain, purpose-led organisations working together can create capacity, coherence and resilience that no school...

Freddie Whittaker
Gemma Lavin
Opinion

Four key issues with MAT inspection for ministers to iron out

If trust inspection is to command confidence, the legislation underpinning it must be proportionate, precise and clearly aligned with...

Freddie Whittaker
Steve Rollett
Opinion

How to achieve a data-driven school system

When schools choose openness they multiply, not divide, their capacity to innovate and to secure fairer outcomes for young...

Freddie Whittaker
Lauren Thorpe
Opinion

Forget speed maths, schools need teachers who learn by degrees

There’s no quick fix to fill maths vacancies, but the degree apprenticeship will provide staff who can support pupils...

Freddie Whittaker
Cosette Crisan
Politics

DfE schools boss gets new job as white paper looms

Director general for schools will continue to play a 'pivotal role' in reforms before moving to the Cabinet Office...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker