The Knowledge

Research: How to ensure more disadvantaged students succeed

Rebecca Wheater looks at a new PISA 2018 analysis that sheds light on the conditions for disadvantaged pupil’s academic...

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REBECCA WHEATER

Making meaning in English by David Didau

Gwen Nelson finds a book with a lot of common sense that will be particularly valuable to early-career English...

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Jon Hutchinson’s blogs of the week, 28 February 2021

A masterclass in timelines, asking better questions, coaching novices and experts, online learning and teacher-assessed grades are the themes...

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Features

Profile: Richard Gerver, School Libraries Association president

His global success began with putting a library at the heart of a school turn-around. Now Richard Gerver is...

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Opinion

Three traps the edtech strategy must avoid at all costs

The Covid lockdowns have provided a golden opportunity for government to work out a well-thought-through strategy for edtech, writes...

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MARK ANDERSON
Opinion

Schools teach and care. We ought to value both

The return to school without exams presents a golden opportunity for schools to practise what they value, write Rebecca...

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Opinion

Once open, schools must stay open for good

This lockdown has been a nightmare. The government must throw everything at making sure schools stay open, writes Qais...

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QAIS HUSSAIN
Opinion

Boris Johnson’s ‘big bang’ is a big risk

The prime minister’s decision for a ‘big bang’ full reopening on 8 March makes no sense, writes Mary Bousted...

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MARY BOUSTED
Opinion

Can you really find research to back up any opinion?

Counter-intuitively perhaps, being research-informed does not negate engaging in debate. Cat Scutt explains why The Chartered College of Teaching...

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CAT SCUTT