Labour must not let parental expectations lower standards Ministers must reinforce high expectations when they set out their home-school contract – or risk making an already tough job impossible
What’s really behind white low-income pupils’ underperformance? A deep dive into new data reveals attention to this cohort is not just political grandstanding
This week’s best responses from our readers Missing! A piece of the admissions puzzle. A ministerial responsibility. Support for familes. And clarity from Ofsted.
Here’s what every ‘phonics for maths’ programme should deliver Our new benchmarks aim to take the debate out of what the phrase means and set us on the path to consistent implementation
Didagogy: Teacher training’s missing component Despite recent progress, we’re still getting teacher and leader development wrong too often. This new concept hopes to put that right
Ofsted’s ill-considered inclusion judgment is a poisoned chalice As well intentioned and ambitious the key judgement is, the absence of detail will result in inconsistency across the sector. Here’s why
Six changes Labour must make to the SEND code of practice With a SEND white paper due this autumn, six professionals offer simple legislative changes they say would revolutionise inclusion in practice
SEND funding must align with the government’s inclusive vision Our reactive, deficit model of need is matched by our reactive funding model and budget deficits. Both need to change
We have to define ‘high stakes’ if we hope to lower them If we want to dismantle the causes of school leaders’ wellbeing and mental health issues, we must start by naming them clearly