Naureen Khalid’s blogs of the week, 21 June 2021

Naureen Khalid takes a governor’s perspective a=on the week’s top blogs and focuses on leadership, the reading gap, lesson...

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Opinion: SEND

Our defences are not ready for this tsunami of SEND referrals

At the Westminster Insight SEND conference, Sonia Blandford says government is ignoring a worrying rise in SEND and CAHMS...

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Professor Sonia Blandford
Opinion: Curriculum

Exploring Windrush is vital to diversifying history in schools

On National Windrush Day, Stephen Bourne reflects on the history curriculum and the importance bringing black British civil rights...

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STEPHEN BOURNE
Opinion

Mental health disclosure is on the up – and that’s good

New UCAS figures show that a culture of positive mental health disclosure is growing among university applicants – and...

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NICOLA TURNER
Opinion

The Duchess, the First Lady and a new focus on early years

As a school leader, I’ve never been more convinced of the importance of the early years, writes Ed Vainker....

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ED VAINKER
Opinion

Why is the NEU finding it so hard to retain Jewish members?

Jewish teachers just want to be represented and supported in the face of antisemitism, writes Madeleine Fresko-Brown, so why...

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MADELEINE FRESKO-BROWN
Sexual abuse

Tacking sexual abuse is urgent – and an INSET won’t cut it

Our review into sexual abuse and harassment has been widely accepted, writes Amanda Spielman. So how can leaders make...

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AMANDA SPIELMAN
Opinion

What do we know about the hidden lives of learners?

This week’s research looks at one man’s efforts to uncover the processes of learning and memory from the hidden...

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HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD

Writing for pleasure by Young and Ferguson

There’s plenty in this book for busy teachers once you get past the dense academic opening, writes Louise Quinn,...

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