Opinion

Why a five-term year works so well (as long as we all do it)

There are many reasons to support reform of the school calendar year. But there’s one important caveat, writes Sir...

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SIR DAVID CARTER
The Knowledge

Research: How masks in class went from unimaginable to mainstream

As children returned to school this week, masks have been more in use than ever. Teacher Tapp’s Eve Debbage...

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EVE DEBBAGE

Sonia Thompson’s blogs of the week, 8 March 2021

This week’s top blogs cover children’s books, advice from a leadership dream team, how to knit up a strong...

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Back on track. Fewer things, greater depth by Mary Myatt

Sarah Watkins finds a thought-provoking book that pleasingly follows its own advice, sometimes to its own detriment I’ve always...

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Features

Profile: Eleanor Harrison, CEO, Impetus

Schools Week meets Eleanor Harrison, the new CEO of Impetus, whose approach could well model a whole new way...

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Opinion

The Chartered College of Teaching keeps 175 years of tradition alive

In the face of political and social upheavals, the teaching profession needs the Chartered College more than ever, writes...

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RICHARD WILLIS
Opinion

Anti-racist dogma shouldn’t replace real curriculum thinking

A perfect storm of competing pressures threatens to shortcut critical thinking about curriculum, writes Alka Sehgal Cuthbert For some,...

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ALKA SEGHAL-CUTHBERT
Opinion

Catch-up: follow Barrow’s lead on summer provision

It’s possible to deliver summer catch-up without burning out the teaching workforce. We’ve been doing it for years, writes...

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JOHN WOODCOCK
Opinion

Reopening: Managing teachers’ reasonable objections

Jenny Arrowsmith sets out what school leaders need to know to properly manage staff’s reasonable concerns about returning next...

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JENNY ARROWSMITH