Opinion

Speak first to close the reception year language gap

Covid’s disruption of young children’s early language development has been devastating – but some tried-and-tested approaches can undo the...

JL Dutaut
JOSH HILLMAN
Opinion

Choosing the right intervention is a matter of psychology

Choosing how best to support vulnerable learners is a minefield, but a new tool could help school leaders navigate...

JL Dutaut
DR MATTHEW EASTERBROOK* and IAN HADDEN**
Opinion

Your money or your data! Counting the costs of ransomware

A spike in ransomware attacks on schools should be spurring leaders – and the Department for Education – to...

JL Dutaut
HAYLEY DUNN
Opinion

Recovery can’t be achieved with sparsely spread resources

New Teach First research reveals stark disparities. Our manifesto aims to put them right by giving teachers the resources...

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RUSSELL HOBBY
Opinion

The DfE must show it is inclined to learn from its mistakes

The DfE has been challenged like few others by the pandemic, writes Meg Hillier, but its disinclination to learn...

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Meg Hillier MP
The Knowledge

Research: What are the potential consequences of TAGs?

Teacher-assessed grades could have consequences for under-represented students – not to mention their effect on teachers, writes Billy Huband-Thompson...

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BILLY HUBAND-THOMPSON

The future of teaching by Guy Claxton

Assistant English lead, Mary Hind-Portley finds a book that promises synthesis but brings little balance to key educational debates...

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Penny’s Podcasts, 24 May 2021

This week, Penny Rabiger’s selection of podcasts hears the voices of young people on mental health, race, conflict, homelessness...

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Opinion

The progress gap can’t be closed. So what now?

The data is clear: The progress gap won’t close in our current system and using our current tools. But...

JL Dutaut
SAMMY WRIGHT