Schools white paper

White paper: a roadmap with opportunity and risk for all

Having an end point to our fractured system is welcome, writes Caroline Barlow, but charting a course to that...

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Caroline Barlow
Schools white paper

White paper: our ambitions depend on the profession’s insights

Strong trusts are at the heart of our ambitions, writes Baroness Barran, and the review stage will ensure everyone...

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Baroness Diana Barran
The Knowledge

Research: How can formative assessment lead to progress?

A new randomised controlled trial shows promising results for helping teachers develop their formative assessment skills, writes Jake Anders

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Jake Anders

Book review: The complete guide to pastoral leadership

No book could live up to its vast objective, writes Stephen Lane, but Amy-May Forrester's effort is a comprehensive...

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Ruby Bhatti’s blogs of the week, 18 April 2022

This week's top blogs cover character education, supporting yopung people with autism, child poverty and adaptive leadership

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Schools white paper

White paper: A welcome return to long-term policy making

It may be unglamorous, but ministers' return to a long-term focus on systems and structures is the right thing...

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Jon Coles
Opinion: SEND

SEND review: Why SENCOs must engage in the consultation

The green paper recognises the value of SENCOs, but the proposals will need all our voices to shape them...

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Dr Jess Mahdavi-Gladwell
SEND review

SEND review: Reforms must now follow quickly 

These long-overdue proposals are encouraging, writes Sam Parrett. Their implementation must be thorough and much faster than it’s taken...

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Dr Sam Parrett
Schools white paper

Why the parent pledge is much more than a gimmick

Many – even most – schools may already be doing it, but that takes nothing away from the government’s...

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Jonathan Simons