Features

Profile: Micon Metcalfe

Micon Metcalfe’s rise was never a given. Jess Staufenberg meets the school secretary turned government adviser Micon Metcalfe, one...

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The Incredible Teenage Brain by Hohnen, Gilmour and Murphy

The Incredible Teenage Brain promises to tell you everything you need to know to “unlock your teen’s potential”. As...

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Opinion

PISA 2018: What we have learned about children’s life satisfaction

While the study reports that most English 15-year-olds are happy, Dr Angela Donkin says the figures indicate some concerning...

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DR ANGELA DONKIN
Opinion

Character education is just another hurdle to jump

The development of the Department for Education’s work on “character” doesn’t always fit with the experiences of the most...

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LYNSEY BURRIDGE
Inclusion

Schools won’t be inclusive until their efforts also apply to staff

Educators love to talk about role models, but that seldom extends to employing neuro-diverse staff, says Thomas Keaney. To...

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THOMAS KEANEY
Opinion

PISA results reflect persistent disadvantage gap in UK education

Today’s publication of the OECD’s international education league tables are likely to generate excited headlines, but the reality is...

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JOSHUA FULLARD
Opinion

Schools don’t need to develop young people’s resilience alone

Investing in developing young people’s resilience is investing in their future and ours. Scouts has been working at it...

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ANN LIMB
Opinion

Will general election promises solve the recruitment and retention crisis?

Figures published today show the Department for Education (DfE) has missed its secondary teacher training target for a seventh...

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JACK WORTH

Penny’s podcasts, 25 November 2019

Penny Rabiger takes over our ‘blogs of the week’ slot once every half-term to point to the best of...

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