JL Dutaut | Schools Week

Ofsted’s consultation process is as worrying as the proposals in it

From the proposals to how they were arrived at and how they will be assessed, nothing suggests Ofsted has learned from its recent troubles

What’s in a name? Why Ofsted should do away with set descriptors

New evaluative terms like ‘Exemplary’ and ‘Causing concern’ will be just as stifling and soon just as toxic as the ‘Outstanding’ and ‘Inadequate’

New Domains of Educational Leadership by Leora Cruddas

Let’s get straight to it: New Domains of Educational Leadership is set to become a seminal piece in reshaping our shared philosophy of education after the pandemic. Five stars. Pre-order it now. Okay, now let me explain why. First, there’s the author herself. If the Confederation of School Trusts has grown significantly in recent years, […]

The Conversation – with Frances Akinde

The digital staffroom is bursting with resolutions and appetite for revolutions – but all government is offering us is evolution

How engagement data can transform pupil outcomes

Our interim report shows the value of pupil engagement data for schools and policymakers driving up inclusion

Year-round special schools are the radical approach we need

The capacity crisis in special schools demands radical thinking, and the 50-week special school might just be the solution we need

What Chicago taught us about making schools more inclusive

A pilot programme building on the US city’s 5Essentials framework has provided our schools with powerful new ways to assess performance

ITT providers’ eight priorities to better support inclusion

While MPs call for a ‘clear, costed plan’ to solve the SEND crisis and a definition of inclusive education, ITT providers are awaiting the publication of the new Ofsted inspection framework. Their hope is that it will bring some clarity on expectations in these critical areas. Supporting new teachers in developing the necessary skills to […]

How Labour can fix accountability to drive the inclusion it wants

Curriculum and inspection reforms offer hope of fixing our dysfunctional system – but only if new metrics also promote inclusion