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

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...

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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