The Knowledge

Home truths (and myths) about life skills in our curriculum

New international evidence shows England is an outlier in its approach to skills to the detriment of equity and...

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Mark Boylan

The Conversation – with Sarah Gallagher

Oracy and toothbrushing, phone bans and mental health, reading for pleasure, and the start of a headship journey

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Opinion: Academy trusts

The benefits of a ‘try before you buy’ approach to joining a trust

Joining a trust can feel like finding a port in a storm, but rushed decisions are risky. Our new...

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Mark Bryant and Neil Miller
Opinion: Curriculum

Some commemorations demand more than the usual assembly

The anniversary is a good time to rethink how we mark events and teach young people about the complex...

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Sharon Booth
Opinion: SEND

This parliament is our best hope of SEND reform in a generation

The government is determined to fix our ‘lose, lose, lose’ SEND system – and this parliament has the knowledge...

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David Baines
Opinion: Politics

The conference mood was wintry – but brighter days are ahead

Gloomy delegates had hoped for gifts under the money tree, but enough rabbits came out of the hat to...

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Ed Dorrell
Opinion: Curriculum

Engineering solutions to the careers education gap

A new report reveals a worrying lack of capacity to connect young people with the careers that could be...

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Eleanor Eyre
Opinion: Workforce

Labour will need to tackle education’s shameful secret

A teacher training entitlement will achieve nothing unless ministers address the elephant in the teacher training room

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Josh Goodrich
Opinion: Leadership

Selective schools can do so much more to be comprehensive

Putting results and reputation over inclusion and opportunity does a disservice to everyone – not least selective schools themselves

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James Handscombe