Opinion

Action is needed now on school ventilation

We can’t allow complacency to set in as we battle Covid. Ventilation remains a major issue for schools and...

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PROFESSOR AZEEM MAJEED
Opinion

Is the teacher regulator a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

The regulator may be ‘stronger and clearer’, but if it’s leaving teachers feeling like empty husks then the balance...

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ANDREW FAUX
Opinion

The policy of MAT expansion needs careful scrutiny

If successive ministers can’t even agree on how to define a large MAT, there should definitely be more debate...

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EMMA KNIGHTS
Opinion

MAT growth: Five lessons from staff to get everyone on board

Staff buy-in is an important part of increasing the scope of MATs. A new survey reveals encouraging trends and...

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LEORA CRUDDAS
The Knowledge

Research: Could more education happen outside the classroom?

Research and a recent project shows how all schools can make greater use of outdoor spaces for the benefit...

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LOIC MENZIES

10 things schools get wrong (and how we can get them right)

Stephen Lockyer turns the tables on a listicle book that offers few practical solutions and very little hope  ...

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Opinion

Will shorter summer holidays become a 2021 reality?

The legal powers and precedent make shorter summer holidays a possibility. The question for ministers and schools alike is...

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ESTHER MAXWELL
Opinion

Teaching School Hubs ensure the recovery will be school-led

It’s a change that has garnered little attention, but the new Teaching School Hubs could transform the way we...

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MATT DAVIS
Opinion

How to ease the transition back to school for young carers

As schools reopen, young carers’ needs and concerns remain high. Feylyn Lewis sets out ways schools can support them...

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DR FEYLYN LEWIS