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Profile: Hilary Spencer

JL Dutaut meets Ambition Institute’s new CEO, an ex-civil servant for whom policy is about creating the conditions for...

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Opinion

The real ‘squander’ is pupil premium’s lost focus

It is imperative that any new additional pupil premium funding in the budget is used solely for its intended...

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SIMON BARNES

Robin Conway’s top edu blogs of the week, 24 February 2020

Whole-staff training, the early years curriculum, implementing research, wellbeing and letting teachers teach are Robin Conway’s top picks of...

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Opinion

Looked-after children need better-trained teachers

Looked-after children and their teachers are being let down by a persistent lack of guidance. Closing the training gap...

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DR SARAH ALIX

The Fundraising Handbook by Lindsey Marsh

Terry Freedman discovers a book with a wealth of useful information that’s sadly hard to navigate One of the...

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Opinion

What next for schools after hair discrimination case?

No new precedent has been set in the recent hair discrimination case, writes Esther Maxwell, but our culture is...

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ESTHER MAXWELL
Opinion

Sweating the small stuff applies to finances as well as results

Rowena Hackwood says her list of efficiency suggestions have prompted a flurry of support, but achieving sustainable savings come...

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ROWENA HACKWOOD
Opinion

A response to some open letters

Being in the privileged position of re-elected Chair of both the best and most important select committee at Westminster...

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ROBERT HALFON
Opinion

An open letter to the new members of the Education Select Committee

Congratulations! Not only did you get appointed onto the best of the select committees (I may be biased) but...

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DEBRA KIDD