2024 in review

Nothing to see here, move along please…

Very little has changed this year and very little is likely to change any time soon. Bah, humbug!

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Tim Leunig
Opinion: Accountability

Accountability can’t rely on our current progress measures

Any reform of school accountability must include changing a headline measure that acts as a perverse incentive

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Frank Norris and Jonny Uttley
The Knowledge

Can ChatGPT help tackle teacher workload?

A new report reveals some positive findings about generative AI's potential as a time-saver - with caveats

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Emily Yeomans
Opinion: Politics

This pay offer is an insult to a profession that voted for change

Below inflation, below average wage increases - and unfunded to boot - the school workforce will balk at more...

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Daniel Kebede
Opinion: Policy

Fixing the school-readiness crisis requires more honesty

The prime minister's 'plan for change' correctly identifies a major challenge but his new target could muddle efforts to...

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Felicity Gillespie
Opinion: Curriculum review

How can the curriculum better support the needs of EAL learners?

The evidence about EAL learners is clear: proficiency in English is the single most important predictor of their achievement....

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Katherine Solomon
The Knowledge

What impact has the pandemic had on pupils and schools?

A new NFER report reveals the impact of the pandemic on two cohorts of primary pupils over four years

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Tara Paxman
The Knowledge

What the media say about youth – and its impact

A new report reveals pervasive negative media portrayals of young people and how these affect how they perceive themselves

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Elise Temple

‘I can’t stop thinking about VAR’ by Daisy Christodoulou

For once, a book about what other professions can learn from education - not the other way round

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