NTP

Does the National Tutoring Programme still have a point?

Concerns about the NTP are legitimate, writes Ben Gadsby, but letting heads spend the funds without accounting for how...

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Ben Gadsby
LGBT+

LGBTQ+: Schools are a battleground against our rights

The international day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia is a good time to acknowledge that all three are in...

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Tabitha McIntosh
The Knowledge

Research: Why, how and with whom do children read?

New research sheds light on children’s reading habits and wellbeing and draws out some interesting gender distinctions, writes Rachel...

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Rachel Crowdy

The Early Career Framework: origins, outcomes and opportunities

A treasure trove of ideas for implementing the ECF is hidden among the sometimes overwhelming amount of information in...

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Mary Hind-Portley’s blogs of the week, 16 May 2022

This week's blogs cover reconsolidation of knowledge, lethal mutations of classroom practices, refining student word choice and the tension...

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Policy

Can we ever have an educational ten-year plan?

There's a real appetite for a clearer educational vision and long-term planning in education, writes David Jaffa, but is...

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David Jaffa
Schools white paper

Have ministers done their due diligence on the MAT-led system?

A rush to fulfil the promise of a MAT-led system carries financial risks for trusts that could undermine their...

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Tim Warneford
STEM

Widening STEM access is necessary and far from impossible

Controversial comments from the social mobility tsar aside, STEM has a diversity problem and there’s plenty we can do...

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Jo Foster
Opinion: Mental health

How to create a positive whole-school mental health culture

It'll take longer more than a mental health awareness week to combat childhood loneliness, writes Rachel Bostick, but the...

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Rachel Bostwick