Fear is the mind killer by Mannion and McAllister

Ed Finch finds a book that makes a great case for ‘learning to learn’, provided you’re happy to give...

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Robin Conway’s blogs of the week, 22 February 2021

The benefits of centralised resources, ‘catch up’, post-Covid reform, what expertise is not, knowledge vs skills and how ‘Clubhouse’...

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Opinion

What academy finances can tell us about the future of the sector

Despite a slow-down in academy sector growth overall, some have clearly out-performed others. Who? How? And what can we...

JL Dutaut
PAM TUCKETT
Opinion

Can schools make staff vaccination mandatory?

There are good arguments for expecting school staff to get their vaccination against Covid but any policy must consider...

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PAMAN SINGH
Opinion

Pandemic teacher training is a privilege, not a hardship

The most valuable lesson of teacher training during Covid has been the importance of practising what you teach, writes...

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AMBER SMITH
Opinion

An inspector (video) calls. Our experience of Ofsted remote visits

The regulator has a difficult balance to strike between accountability and distraction but our Ofsted inspection team got the...

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CARLY WATERMAN
Opinion

How can we help students transfer learning to new contexts?

Getting students to apply knowledge and skills in new contexts isn’t easy but some approaches are more likely to...

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HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD

Lessons from Lockdown by Tony Breslin

Steve Turnbull’s review finds a book with some thought-provoking contributions to imagining post-Covid education, but one grave omission As...

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Penny’s Podcasts. 8 February 2021

This half term’s selection of podcasts focuses on LGBT+ representation in schools, from inclusion and anti-bullying to transgender rights...

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