Schools white paper

Localism is key to the white paper – but what does that look like?

The schools white paper calls for strong local partnerships, writes Jonathan Crossley-Holland, but we can’t have them without strong...

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Jonathan Crossley-Holland
Inclusion

2030 vision: we need to talk about speech and language

The one thing that ties the green and white papers together is the absence of a vision or strategy...

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Jane Harris
Grammar Schools

Okay, Mr Zahawi. Let’s put grammar school popularity to the test

Proposals to change selective school rules for MATS show supporters like Nadhim Zahawi don’t believe they’re as popular as...

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Joanne Bartley
Opinion: Legal

Transgender rights: what does the law say?

The attorney general’s simplistic take on a complex issue could lead schools into legal difficulties, writes Esther Maxwell

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Esther Maxwell
The Knowledge

What do schools need to embed sustainability?

New research contains the first parent polling on sustainability education and shows what support schools need most to meet...

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Nicola Walshe

Closing the writing gap by Alex Quigley

Despite wishing for more on its underpinning principles, Robbie Burns says this book has transformed his teaching of writing...

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Robin Conway’s blogs of the week, 6 June 2022

This week's top blogs cover grade inflation, live marking, policy implementation, highlighters as a study tool and empowering others...

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Opinion: Mental health

Measuring wellbeing should not be feared but embraced 

Concerns about accountability are holding back what could be a powerful counter-measure to league tables and toxic work cultures,...

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Adrian Bethune
Religious education

Poor (or no) RE is a gaping hole in the curriculum

A data review of religious education paints a mixed picture, writes Sabah Ahmedi, yet it is crucial to human...

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Sabah Ahmedi