Covid

What are the consequences of Covid for school leaders and teachers?

NFER research director, Caroline Sharp draws six key lessons from schools’ response to the pandemic so far In May...

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CAROLINE SHARP
Opinion

Those who can’t afford it can’t teach

Amelia Hepburn was left bereft by last-minute cuts to bursaries that mean only those who can afford it can...

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Amelia Hepburn

The Complete Learner’s Toolkit

Reviewer Terry Freedman is underwhelmed by a book with lofy ambitions that delivers little more than a compendium of...

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Penny’s podcasts, 19 October 2020

To mark Black History Month, Penny Rabiger chooses five podcasts to inform your assemblies and lessons Witness History @BBCSounds...

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Covid

How to ensure trainee teachers don’t miss out due to Covid

Rising numbers of applicants are welcome but how to support them in this challenging environment is a question on...

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PAUL THORNTON
Opinion

Busting the myths about remote learning

A new legal duty for schools to provide remote education is impending. Tom Middlehurst sorts the myths from the...

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TOM MIDDLEHURST
Opinion

The 11 Plus can be accurate or fair, but not both

After a century of the selective entrance test, it’s time to call game, set and match, writes Sam Sims...

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DR SAM SIMS
Covid

The PM’s tutoring plans offer hope for undoing Covid damage

Delivered to the right children, one-to-one tuition plans could level the educational playing field, writes Sir Peter Lampl If...

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SIR PETER LAMPL
Opinion

Unlawful, unsafe and unaccountable. Education, we have a data problem

A damning ICO report on the DfE’s data handling is a wake-up call for the department that schools can...

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JEN PERSSON