JL Dutaut | Schools Week

What the next government must do for schools is get out of the way

The example of our work in Newham is that trying to run things from the centre doesn’t work, write Robin Wales and Clive Furness

We are accountable to governors and families – not Ofsted and league tables

If we can’t change ministers’ muscular activism, we can certainly control how it plays out in our schools, writes Jon Coles

The Great Debate must now yield a Great Consensus

Jim Callaghan’s 1976 Ruskin College speech saw the irreversible entry of politicians into the “secret garden” of education. The speech started a Great Debate that still rages, and Callaghan’s warning that politicians would no longer “keep off the grass” has since seen them not simply stroll upon it, but roll up their sleeves and rotavate […]

Five principles to begin transforming our broken SEND system

Tom Rees and Ben Newmark set out five principles to begin articulating what a good life is and should be for all our children

RESET: How to think creatively about alternative provision

Not everyone can have on-site alternative provision, but we can all help learners reset with careful intervention and thoughtful reintegration, writes Shazad Ali

The SEND crisis calls for hub and spoke reform of our systems

Why wait for slow governmental root-and-branch reform when a hub and spoke model could deliver better practice now, ask Sabrina Hobbs and Vic Goddard

NPQs: What’s working well and what needs to change?

Uptake of the new NPQs has been impressive, writes Gareth Conyard, but there are some big pitfalls ahead

Rise of the furries: A purr-fect storm for transgender rights

Unevidenced claims of children identifying as cats would be hilarious if they weren’t so dangerous for their real target group, writes Tabitha McIntosh

Three ways to improve maths outcomes through classroom dialogue

High-quality dialogue can be as impactful in maths as any other area of the curriculum with a few simple tweaks, writes Kathleen McBride