Opinion: Policy

There’s only one way to deliver 6,500 more ‘expert’ teachers

The election is over and reality is about to start punching promises in the face. Let’s hope something good...

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Tim Leunig
Opinion: Policy

Labour must take a less-is-more attitude to the national curriculum

Any curriculum review must be as serious about what to jettison as what to adopt. Here are two ways...

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Professor Becky Allen
Manifesto 2024

Four policies to make long-term political planning the norm

The next government’s mission should be to redefine education for the next 80 years, not the next five or...

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Carl Ward
Opinion: Attendance

Solving attendance requires a whole-system rethink

Attendance is only one very visible symptom of a deeper crisis in support systems for children with SEND and...

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Anna Feuchtwang
Oracy Commission

Why you should be thinking about disciplinary oracy

Delivering whole-school oracy hinges on understanding what can be implemented for all and what should flex to be subject-specific

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Amanda Moorghen
Opinion: Leadership

What Taylor Swift taught me about school leadership

The Eras tour - and one song in particular - was a cathartic moment of reflection on the realities...

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James Handscombe
Opinion: Academy trusts

Why I put my job at risk to recommend my trust’s merger

There are few personal upsides and there’s a great deal of risk, but it’s the right thing to do...

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Hazel Cubbage
Opinion: Policy

Twelve things that will change in the government’s educational world view if Labour wins

Governing is as much about leading as it is about making decisions - and Labour's approach will feel very...

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Ed Dorrell
Opinion: Policy

Schools can tackle poverty – but not alone and not this way

Schools can be pivotal in ending child poverty, but they need to be treated as integral to the process...

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John Camp