The SEND system is not broken. It’s doing its job The history of our SEND system shows our priority should not be to fix it but to create a whole new way of doing things
What a national curriculum can and cannot do Looking back over 35 years of the national curriculum, here’s what the Francis review can do to achieve where previous reform attempts have failed
How government can balance experience and innovation As the Forrest Gump of education, here’s what experience has taught me about balancing institutional memory with innovative thinking when entering government
Assumed knowledge: A hidden barrier to social mobility Knowledge of ‘how the system works’ stacks opportunity in favour of the most well-off. New analysis reveals how the government can overcome this obstacle
Understanding the childhood origins of social mobility How disadvantage translates to poorer outcomes is more complex than sometimes portrayed, reveals our new report
How to ditch teacher appraisal – and what to do instead Using a tool for development that was actually designed for accountability was hindering our improvement aims. Here’s what we’re doing instead
Herstory: A leadership manifesto A book that will at times make you rage and at others make you stop in your tracks
The Conversation – with Fiona Atherton Embracing AI to cut workload, righting writing wrongs, and authentic leadership
Let’s acknowledge the cost of our knowledge-rich ambition Nick Gibb is unrepentant, but his vision has hollowed out the curriculum, educational experience and the very definition of knowledge