The Knowledge

What makes some schools succeed in closing disadvantage gaps?

New research into pupil premium spending indicates some strategies may be more fruitful than others for under-resourced students

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Mark Wrangles

The Review: Initium by Emma Turner

At St Matthew’s, we strive to be suited, booted and rooted in all things, ‘science of learning’. As a...

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The Conversation – with Jess Mahdavi-Gladwell

Ofsted and the unions, teaching through the 'polycrisis', evidence and agency, and living your best life

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Child poverty

When it comes to childrens’ success, Money Matters

As a new report is launched in parliament on the effects of a Manchester pilot, Jackie Crouch reflects on...

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Jackie Crouch
Maths

We need a plan to stop 30,000 young mathematicians going missing

Striking new research shows many promising young maths pupils give up on the subject soon after they start secondary,...

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Kathryn Greenhalgh
Policy

Social mobility demands we learn more about no-excuses schools

Critics of no-excuses schools need more evidence for their criticisms, while policy makers should look more closely at...

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Rob Wilson
Policy

Tutoring should be a permanent feature of our education system

Dedicated funding in the spirit of pupil premium would ensure tutoring’s benefits don’t return to being the preserve...

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Munira Wilson MP
Accountability

One year after Ruth’s death, one month to detoxify Ofsted

Authorities now have a month to prevent future deaths by removing the toxic stress from our accountability system. But...

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John Cosgrove
Politics

Events in Israel and Gaza are the biggest challenge of my career

When I woke up on 8 October 2023, I messaged my senior team: “Is this something our student body...

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