How to be an Outstanding Primary SENCO

Karen Ferguson discovers a book with plenty of practical advice for new SENCOs, and a healthy respect fo workload...

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Opinion

How UK independent schools should prepare for coronavirus disruption

Many Chinese pupils are set to go home to mainland China or Hong Kong for February half-term. Vicky Wilson...

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VICKY WILSON

James Murphy’s top edu blogs of the week, 3 February 2020

Phonics, paperless pedagogy, curriculum, mental health and fleeing China are among guest blog reviewer James Murphy’s top picks of...

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Opinion

Time to pause Ofsted – here’s how

This year’s Headteachers’ Roundtable summit will question Ofsted’s legitimacy and efficacy. Stephen Tierney explains why we need to #PauseOfsted,...

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STEPHEN TIERNEY
Opinion

Young people’s views are a vital to solving the knife crime crisis

So much has been written and said about knife crime in recent months, yet so little of it has...

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LISA CAPPER
Features

School visit: future-ready Foxfield primary

Jess Staufenberg discovers a school that’s breaking the underperformance Catch 22, going beyond the model of School 21, and...

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Opinion

Teaching contraception without teaching conception fails young people

Looking ahead to compulsory relationships and sex education from September, fertility pioneer Professor Simon Fishel says improved fertility education would...

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PROFESSOR SIMON FISHEL
Opinion

Ability grouping is potentially harmful but the alternatives are untested

England’s schools make more use of within-school “ability” grouping than those in other similar countries, yet there is no...

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DR BECKY TAYLOR

Relearning to Teach – Understanding the Principles of Great Teaching

SENDCo and assistant headteacher Rachel Rossiter discovers a book that does exactly the opposite of what it says on...

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