Misinformation is a challenge teachers can’t face alone Every day, teachers share a challenge that we face as fact checkers: the rapid emergence of an online world in which notions of objective reality are under threat
Resist the panicky zeitgeist and be brave curriculum makers School leaders were never meant to be robots, but role models for the young. How they behave is as important as what they do.
Schools need to end the silence and stigma over infertility No one chooses this journey. But schools can choose compassion and support and send a clear message
Boards are too critical to only think about when crises hit Governance rarely makes the headlines. But it sits at the centre of almost every school and trust success story
Looking overseas for SEND policy lessons Different approaches to SEND in 14 countries provide valuable insight for English policymakers, say Loic Menzies and Taylor Hughson
We’ll fail a generation if we say SEND reform is too difficult Debate is essential, but we must not squander a once-in-a-generation chance to build a truly inclusive education system, writes Tom Rees
DfE expects all secondary schools to have ‘inclusion bases’ Each school would have a ‘dedicated safe space away from busy classrooms where pupils can access targeted support’, says government
Teaching apprenticeships offer the continuity children crave Predictable adults support predictable lessons, which lowers anxiety and increases engagement
Mixed-setting trusts are a smart choice, not a messy compromise By design, mixed-setting trusts dissolve the boundaries between ‘mainstream’ and ‘special’