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What teachers want from a reformed English GCSE

The dialogue surrounding curriculum reform in England, particularly within GCSE English, remains as essential as ever.  Recent insights from the Francis review highlight an opportunity for change that more authentically reflects the needs of today’s learners and aligns with the demands of our fast-paced world.    To these, we can now add findings from Pearson’s Let’s […]

How does it really feel to pay the parenthood penalty?

Women make up the majority of the secondary teaching workforce, yet hold just 41.5 per cent of headteacher posts. A significant reason for this, as shown by the MTPT Project’s research, is the ‘parenthood penalty’. My own research set out to understand it more deeply so that we can break down this barrier to opportunity. […]