Author: JL Dutaut

Schools, teachers and students deserve better than to see their stories reduced to statistical snapshots, writes filmmaker and ex-teacher Jaime Taylor In the end, it’s teachers in classrooms that make a difference. It doesn’t matter if it’s attainment or behaviour, aspirations or beliefs, nothing improves without them. But they are doing this work in the […]

As schools rush to put home learning and free meals in place, we mustn’t forget the importance of key adults in vulnerable children’s lives, writes Sheila Mulvenney Even in normal times, the combination of overwhelming stress and lack of adults who can help them manage it can lead children and young people to be unable […]

Bunkum and divination have made their way on to educator development programmes and even leadership interviews, write Matt Hood and Neil Gilbride Whether you’re a teacher or teacher educator, curriculum development is one of the most fascinating and hardest parts of the job. Given limited time, what to include and what to leave out can […]

Following yesterday’s announcements on school closures and the cancellation of this year’s exam series, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, is today writing to members of the association, as follows:   Why are schools and colleges across the UK closing? In truth, this was always inevitable. Many commentators and […]

The NEU’s priority is to get clarity for teachers and school leaders. But one thing’s for certain: There’s no going back, writes Mary Bousted These are extraordinary times. Schools across the UK are closing on Friday. We do not know when they will open again.  We do not know how the restricted opening of schools […]

How much research is too much, and what’s the best way to ensure it leads to best practice? Cat Scutt looks at the evidence The idea that engaging with research leads us to become more effective and ultimately improve outcomes for our pupils is a compelling one. With increasing numbers of teachers joining the Chartered […]

As the OECD publishes its first early learning study, Caroline Sharp looks at what we’ve already learned and how it could impact schools Primary teachers will be acutely aware that what happens in children’s early years lays the foundations for their future personal and academic success. Being able to recognise and support children’s development early […]