Opinion: Estates

How to plan for estates in spite of Budget disappointment

The promised additional funding for school estates won’t get near fixing long-term neglect. Here’s how to make the most...

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Diane McKinley
Opinion

Balancing accountabilities: Whose scorecard is it anyway?

A trusted profession can deliver its own balanced scorecard for accountability better than an inspectorate. Teaching wouldn’t be the...

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Emma Knights
Opinion: Policy

FSM reform is critical to reviving social mobility

A bill is moving through parliament that could significantly improve children's lives and schools' budgets

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Jon Datta
Opinion

Breakfast club policy must learn the hard lessons of the NTP

A new report sheds light on where the national tutoring programme went wrong and offers salient lessons for Labour’s...

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Anne-Marie Canning
The Knowledge

Early years nutrition is vital in addressing educational inequalities

A new report by EPI reveals inequalities that start long before school and affect educational trajectories - and how...

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Dr Kerris Cooper
Opinion: Workforce

Labour must support leaders to improve retention

Regional heat-maps would allow school leaders and policy makers to better respond to local recruitment and retention needs

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Michael McCarthy
Opinion: Curriculum

Nothing trumps political engagement for personal development

A trip to Washington, D.C. to engage in the election changed our group's aspirations and self-belief. We need more...

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Kavya Khatri
Opinion: Academy trusts

The financial clock is ticking on staff cuts in academy trusts

The MAT Finance Sector Insight Report reveals staff cuts are on the way - and some could have been...

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Will Jordan
Opinion: Solutions

Six ways to heal the SEND system from within – now

All the political pontificating is holding back improvement. Here’s what we could do now if those on the ground...

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Tom Legge