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 with our safeguarding duties
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 still be delivered
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 alternatives to returning to a ‘shot’ accountability system
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 good reasons to use both in NCTs
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 revealed more of himself as leader
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 the classroom
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 practice can
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 afflicted by conflict, writes Anjum Peerbacos
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 support schools after such trauma