The Knowledge

Research: Is all our evidence all it’s cracked up to be?

Three new studies call into question the evidence base for feedback, growth mindsets and deliberate practice, reveals Harry Fletcher-Wood...

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HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD

Young people on the margins

Melissa Benn finds a book that’s both subtle and harrowing, and full of evidence-based lessons on preventing the marginalisation...

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Opinion

A tribute to a great patron for teaching and teachers

The passing of the Chartered College’s patron punctuates a challenging year for the profession but the Duke of Edinburgh’s...

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ALISON PEACOCK
Sexual abuse

Everyone’s Invited: Policies alone can’t solve the problems

The sector’s response to sexual harassment clearly requires improvement, but policies holding schools responsible for society’s ills won’t fix...

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LUCY HARRIS
Opinion

Let’s consign grades to the educational graveyard

All awarding systems must discriminate but our grades discriminate in all the wrong ways, writes Dennis Sherwood Grades, grades,...

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DENNIS SHERWOOD
Opinion

Local solutions are what will make music education thrive

A new curriculum and some central funding are welcome, but it’s local action that will ensure all children benefit...

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MADELAINE CAPLIN
Opinion

Why reducing exclusions is a curriculum matter

A children’s consultation could be a game changer. But only if we’re ready to hear the truth about curriculum’s...

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MEENA KUMARI WOOD
Opinion

The question is why MATs are so small, not why they’re so big

By almost any measure, multi-academy trusts are small organisations. Yet their benefits are many and accrue with size, writes...

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SIR JON COLES
Opinion

A world-leading school system starts with supporting teachers

Better supporting teachers into and throughout their careers is central to reforms designed to make our schools the best...

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NICK GIBB