Making inclusion count against persistent disadvantage Overcoming barriers to learning caused by multiple disadvantages is a matter of inviting everyone into the school family, says Jill Wright
Islamophobia does exist – and it’s in our staffrooms How can we teach children so-called British values while we persist in our denial that some of our colleagues hold bigoted views, asks one anonymous school worker
Why a retention bust could follow the Covid recruitment boom I sought refuge in teaching but soon I’ll be a refugee from its destructive workload crisis, writes Clare Macnaughton – and I won’t be alone
How can we meet the pledge to put climate ‘at the heart of education’? If the government is serious about education for sustainability, it will need to be equally serious about delivering sustainability for education, writes Nicola Walshe
Reaching the unseen children by Jean Gross It’s always exciting to see a new book placing emphasis on addressing the educational impacts of socio-economic disadvantage. Jean Gross’s Reaching the Unseen Children seeks to support teachers across all settings to work together do just this by identifying the key strategies that are likely to improve disadvantaged pupils’ outcomes. However, this isn’t a book […]
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Why schools should just say no to biometric systems Biometrics are simply unnecessary for borrowing books or paying for lunch, writes Jen Persson, and schools should not be complicit in collecting that data
This consultation could force academisation by the back door A new DfE consultation. Released over half-term. To little fanfare and with a short timeframe. One cynical headteacher suspects it could be a ploy
The DfE is our biggest LA and should be in special measures On intent, implementation and impact alike, the DfE is failing the school system, writes Alan Wood, and the crux is its obsession with academisation