Opinion

This much I know about… ending a school year in March

Author and headteacher John Tomsett reflects on the last day of school as we know it. (For now.) Today,...

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JOHN TOMSETT
Opinion

Local decision-making must include AP to deliver for vulnerable pupils

As the school system finds its way in a confusing new normality, success hinges on being inclusive of voices...

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ELEANOR BERNARDES
Opinion

Even when the world stops, we have to keep on going

Schools Week’s contributing editor reflects on the prospect of empty playgrounds and the role schools must continue to play...

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LAURA MCINERNEY

Review: Reframing Education by Mike Murray

Head of school, Cassie Young is pleasantly surprised by a radical little tome with little hint of political pushiness...

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Penny’s education podcasts, 16 March 2020

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

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Opinion

Do we value hard thinking, and what does it look like in the classroom?

Simplifying disciplines for novices is a big part of the job but making things hard is how we make...

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HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD
Opinion

Accountability snapshots tell an incomplete story of schools

Schools, teachers and students deserve better than to see their stories reduced to statistical snapshots, writes filmmaker and ex-teacher...

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JAIME TAYLOR
Opinion

Vulnerable students need key adults to fight through isolation

As schools rush to put home learning and free meals in place, we mustn’t forget the importance of key...

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SHEILA MULVENNEY
Opinion

Should character play any part in educator development?

Bunkum and divination have made their way on to educator development programmes and even leadership interviews, write Matt Hood...

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MATT HOOD AND NEIL GILBRIDE