Reading: Consistency and firm foundations are key to success Responding to the EEF’s recent evaluation of phonics schemes, Venessa Willms explains their place in Ark Schools’ broader approach to literacy
IICSA: What the sexual abuse inquiry could mean for schools The landmark inquiry into child sexual abuse calls for reforms with important training implications for teachers, weites Malcolm Johnson
Recruitment: Edtech’s solution to the governance gap With two-thirds of governing bodies reporting at least one vacancy, Simon Hay offers an edtech solution to recruitment – but not how you might think
ECF: Getting the best from our second-year trainees As trainees across the country settle into their second year under the new early career framework, Jane Cruikshank sets out her trust’s successes and adaptations
MAT-isation: A culture of lowered expectations for heads The white paper proposes a new system-wide tier of leadership that will see headteachers lowered from professionals to store managers, writes Hans Broekman
How I learned to stop worrying about my stroke and love cogsci After a stroke affected her executive function, Tabitha McIntosh explains how her journey of recovery has meant embracing ideas she used to dismiss
So what now? by Malcolm Groves and John West-Burnham Primary teacher, Stephen Lockyer is unimpressed by an over-complicated and uninspiring attempt to shoehorn climate change into schools
The Conversation – with Neil Miller Reducing exclusions, eye tests for pupils with SEND and expanding free school meals
NTP: What lessons can we learn from year one? Lee Elliot Major responds to the NFER’s new evaluation report of the first year of the NTP – the government’s flagship tutoring programme