Opinion

£300,000 will not solve my school’s building woes

The paths in Andy Byers’ school flood, the science prep room is the size of two toilets and less...

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ANDY BYERS
Opinion

What CPD is really worthwhile investing in?

The Chartered College of Teaching believes strongly in the value of teacher professional learning. Yet the term encompasses a...

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SARAH HARRISON
Opinion

Less accountability, more responsibility are key to better CPD

Raedwald Trust is taking matters into its own hands on recruitment, retention and workload, writes Angela Ransby, with a...

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ANGELA RANSBY
Opinion

Should all teachers complete a Master’s Degree?

It would be fair to say that Friday’s proposal by Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) that...

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CAT SCUTT
Features

Profile: Andy Buck

I pass through the glass doors of a tall building in deepest East London and a beaming Andy Buck...

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JL Dutaut
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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