Racism

Reconciling schools and artists after the Clanchy controversy

Controversy mustn’t hinder children’s access to artists in our schools, writes Bennie Kara, but we must balance artistic freedom...

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Bennie Kara
ITT

What next for an ECF that is already failing new teachers and mentors?

Halfway through its first year, the ECF has already become a straitjacket, writes Sam Strickland, but its promise can...

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SAM STRICKLAND
Exams

Exams: is there an alternative to ‘back to normal’?

Schools may be relieved to recover a sense of normality, write Mick Waters and Tim Brighouse, but there are...

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Tim Brighouse and Mick Waters
The Knowledge

Are closed questions enough for national curriculum tests?

Open and closed questions both have their advantages and drawbacks, write Katie Colwill and Philippa Green, and there are...

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KATIE COLWILL and PHILIPPA GREEN

Leadership: Being, Knowing, Doing by Stephen Tierney

Robbie Burns finally finds a book with a cohesive exaplanation of school leadership and only wishes its author had...

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Gerry Robinson’s blogs of the week, 7 March 2022

This week's top blogs cover the topics of oracy, literacy, behaviour, educating for peace and tackling gender bias in...

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Community

How can we help pupils make sense of this war impartially?

Impartiality guidance doesn’t help teachers navigate the classroom dilemmas caused by this invasion, writes Jess Mahdavi-Gladwell, but some good...

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JESS MADHAVI-GLADWELL
Community

Helping victims of this and every conflict in our schools

Schools are making incredible efforts to support Ukrainian and Russian students and must do the same for all children...

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ANJUM PEERBACOS
Community

Schools should be better prepared to deal with collective trauma

Senseless violence scarred our community and has taken years to heal, writes Chris Upton. We need better systems to...

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CHRIS UPTON