Opinion

Lockdown lessons: Schools deserve better than back to normal

Announcements and noises off don’t inspire confidence that ministers have learned the lessons of lockdown, writes Kate Chhatwal A...

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KATE CHHATWAL
Opinion

Catch-up? It’s all ambition and no imagination

If the ambition is for the next few months to be transformative, asks Alan Garnett, why do they look...

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ALAN GARNETT
The Knowledge

Research: Is a return to normality what Year 6 pupils need?

New research reveals that potentially damaging ‘dividing practices’ are a normal consequence of the pressure of SATs, writes Alice...

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ALICE BRADBURY

Being 10% braver by #WomenEd

Khera Potts discovers a book with bags of inspiration but little guidance on how to follow in braver women’s...

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Naureen Khalid’s blogs of the week, 15 March 2021

Naureen Khalid casts her governor’s eye over this week’s blogs and picks four of the best, covering SEFs, promoting...

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Opinion

How the NTP is solving the northern tutoring challenge

Disparities in accessing the National Tutoring Programme mirror existing inequalities, writes Emily Yeomans. But we are already beginning to...

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EMILY YEOMANS
Opinion: SEND

Reopening: SENCOs and students with SEND face multiple challenges

Not all students will be able to return to school in the coming weeks. SENCOs will be crucial to...

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HANNAH MOLONEY
Opinion

Ofsted’s restructure puts EAL and GRT students’ progress at risk

The reported redistribution of responsibilities inside Ofsted for EAL and GRT pupils threatens to dilute accountability for their progress,...

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CHIAKA AMADI
Opinion

Teacher and leadership pay can no longer be ignored

The government has tried everything to distract from its failure to deal with the profession’s pay. They have run...

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IAN HARTWRIGHT