Opinion

Could Accelerated Reader be holding children’s reading back?

The ubiquitous algorithm to improve children’s reading is a blunt tool that could be doing more harm than good,...

JL Dutaut
SHIVAN DAVIS

Melissa Jane’s blogs of the week, 22 March 2021 

Melissa Jane’s top blogs cover resisting competition, surviving exclusion, improving inclusion for those with autism and supporting colleagues fasting...

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Opinion

Action is needed now on school ventilation

We can’t allow complacency to set in as we battle Covid. Ventilation remains a major issue for schools and...

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PROFESSOR AZEEM MAJEED
Opinion

Is the teacher regulator a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

The regulator may be ‘stronger and clearer’, but if it’s leaving teachers feeling like empty husks then the balance...

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ANDREW FAUX
Opinion

The policy of MAT expansion needs careful scrutiny

If successive ministers can’t even agree on how to define a large MAT, there should definitely be more debate...

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EMMA KNIGHTS
Opinion

MAT growth: Five lessons from staff to get everyone on board

Staff buy-in is an important part of increasing the scope of MATs. A new survey reveals encouraging trends and...

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LEORA CRUDDAS
The Knowledge

Research: Could more education happen outside the classroom?

Research and a recent project shows how all schools can make greater use of outdoor spaces for the benefit...

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LOIC MENZIES

10 things schools get wrong (and how we can get them right)

Stephen Lockyer turns the tables on a listicle book that offers few practical solutions and very little hope  ...

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Opinion

Will shorter summer holidays become a 2021 reality?

The legal powers and precedent make shorter summer holidays a possibility. The question for ministers and schools alike is...

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ESTHER MAXWELL