Opinion

How to speak to young people about the future

The ‘raising aspirations’ discourse is dead, and I’m happy to have played a small part in its demise. Over...

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DR SAM BAARS
Opinion

Turnaround MATs must look beyond short-term gains

Inspiration Trust’s data on exclusions have shocked some, while its actions to tackle the problem have riled others. Lead...

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COLIN DIAMOND
Opinion

In praise of the humble headteacher

Headteacher, Kate Frood has seen the education system transformed as her career has progressed. In an age of chief...

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KATE FROOD

Jon Hutchinson’s top edu-blogs of the week, 28 October 2019

Challenge beyond Bloom’s @adamboxer1 When, in the thirteenth century, Aquinas rediscovered the works of Aristotle, he referred to him...

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Book review: The Educated Guess

Do you know how a fridge works? Think carefully before answering. Most people say yes, but when tested we...

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Opinion

Change management lessons for education policy makers

As our system continues to struggle to improve the achievement of learners from poorer backgrounds, Mel Ainscow argues the...

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MEL AINSCOW
Opinion

The computer science revolution needs processing power

The new computing curriculum in England regards computer science in exactly the same way as the more familiar natural...

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PROFESSOR SIMON PEYTON JONES

Kate Owbridge’s top edu-blogs of the week, 14 October 2019

How to grow a school    @PTE_Campaign Mark Lehain, the director of Parents and Teachers for Excellence, takes time...

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Book review: The Teacher’s Guide to Research

At the heart of Jonathan Firth’s book is the premise that “research is a key part of teacher professionalism”....

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