The Knowledge

Research: Who has lost most from the pupil premium change?

Newly eligible pupils may need less support than the long-term disadvantaged, but it’s the poorest schools who have lost...

JL Dutaut
DAWSON MCLEAN

How to think by Tom Chatfield

Though not aimed at schools, this book could be transformative for senior leaders, teachers and their pupils, finds Amir...

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Sonia Thompson’s blogs of the week, 28 June 2021

Literature, leadership, modelling as a teaching method and the big lie about schools are Sonia Thompson’s top picks of...

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Opinion: SEND

The SEND system needs urgent and substantive reform

The SEND system has been waiting two years for promised reform and it can’t afford to wait any longer,...

JL Dutaut
WHITNEY CRENNA-JENNINGS
Opinion

TAG appeals are Ofqual’s mess. Let them own it

Disgruntled parents won’t like hearing they can’t easily appeal their children’s grades, writes Dennis Sherwood, but there’s an easy...

JL Dutaut
DENNIS SHERWOOD
Opinion

Cultural capital is hairspray. What our system needs is a new ‘do’

The limited definition of cultural capital endorsed by Ofsted risks stopping us from dealing with the root causes of...

JL Dutaut
DR JEFFERY QUAYE
Opinion: Workforce

The road to workforce equity in schools is still a long one

Edurio’s new report highlights how much work still needs to be done to break down barriers to equity, writes...

JL Dutaut
LEORA CRUDDAS
The Knowledge

Research: What is self-efficacy and why does it matter?

National Thank A Teacher Day matters, writes Cat Scutt, but the concept of self-efficacy means there are good reasons to celebrate school...

JL Dutaut
CAT SCUTT

Addressing educational disadvantage the Essex way

Headteacher, John Bryant finds a book full of practical take-aways and expert commentary that will inform any leader’s interventions...

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