Opinion

The zero-sum paradigm of education excellence is at an end. What next?

The winners-and-losers way of doing things has taken us as far as it can and it’s time for a...

JL Dutaut
KATE CHHATWAL
Opinion

Trauma-informed practice is the right response to austerity

Trauma-informed practice is good for everyone and best of all for the most vulnerable. Why would our government favour...

JL Dutaut
COLIN DIAMOND, CBE
Opinion

Are schools ready to dismantle period stigma?

Schools are moving in the right direction in tackling stigma around mentruation, but how can we ensure results are...

JL Dutaut
KATE BOWEN-VINER
Opinion

Industry must put its money where its mouth is on careers education

Careers education is too important not to be compulsory, and too important to leave to busy, cash-strapped schools. Ruth...

JL Dutaut
RUTH GILBERT
Opinion

Putting policy into practice in education

Calling for change in education is a national pastime but we can all learn from Arkansas about what not...

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JONATHAN HASLAM
Features

Profile: Hilary Spencer

JL Dutaut meets Ambition Institute’s new CEO, an ex-civil servant for whom policy is about creating the conditions for...

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JL Dutaut
Opinion

The real ‘squander’ is pupil premium’s lost focus

It is imperative that any new additional pupil premium funding in the budget is used solely for its intended...

JL Dutaut
SIMON BARNES

Robin Conway’s top edu blogs of the week, 24 February 2020

Whole-staff training, the early years curriculum, implementing research, wellbeing and letting teachers teach are Robin Conway’s top picks of...

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Opinion

Looked-after children need better-trained teachers

Looked-after children and their teachers are being let down by a persistent lack of guidance. Closing the training gap...

JL Dutaut
DR SARAH ALIX