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Opinion

Why it’s time to turn SEND training ‘inside out’

Working from a diagnosis seems obvious but has limitations – so teachers need to anticipate pupils’ needs, says Dr...

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Anne Heavey
early years

Ministers urge primaries to consider childminders on site

Schools without space for full nursery told to consider teaming up with childminder to provide early years provision

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Behaviour

Schools to face legal duty to record seclusion use

New legislation would mean schools must record their use of non-disciplinary isolation and report it to parents

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Pensions

Thousands of retired teachers die before pensions row settled

New data reveals the scale of the backlog in remedy cases facing the Teachers’ Pension Scheme’s embattled administrators Capita

Freddie Whittaker
Bill Curtis and Freddie Whittaker
Letters to the editor

This week’s best responses from our readers

How to really drive efficiencies in schools, and what next after Ofsted legal action failure

Freddie Whittaker
Various
The Legal Leader

Use common sense to deal with an angry AI-created legal request  

Subject access requests have become common but new legislation provides guidance on how to react sensibly, says Claire Archibald

Freddie Whittaker
Claire Archibald
Opinion

There’s a sweet spot to be found in setting inspection consistency 

Achieving consistency is fraught with complexity, warns Steve Wren. Go too far and you can rinse insight from Ofsted...

Freddie Whittaker
Steve Wren
Opinion

Teachers must call pupils in, not out, on conspiracy theories  

While teachers need training in how to react, they should meet conspiratorial claims with curiosity, not judgment, says Helena...

Freddie Whittaker
Helena Brothwell
Opinion

Banning phones in schools is a lazy opt-out  

No one disagrees unfettered use of smartphones in schools is a bad thing, but indulging in a moral panic...

Freddie Whittaker
Hannah Carter