The Knowledge

How can schools in poor areas attract more teachers?

New research by the National Institute of Teaching shows a mismatch between what schools offer candidates and what teachers...

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Professor Sin Wang Chong

Teaching Classroom Controversies: Navigating Complex Teaching Issues in the Age of Fake News and Alternative Facts

This immediately practical and up-to-date book will help teachers navigate some of today's most contentious issues

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The Conversation – with Shekeila Scarlett

Pupils missing education, rethinking pastoral care, and homeschooling

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Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted and DfE must open their eyes to the realities of ‘disadvantage’

The inspectorate’s data-blind approach treats disadvantage as a homogenous category and hampers efforts to close attainment gaps

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Meena Kumari Wood and Julie Price-Grimshaw
Opinion: Workforce

History’s repetitions offer hope over pay and conditions

As the acrimonious cycle of pay dispute restarts, teachers should draw inspiration from the events of 50 years ago

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David Scott
Opinion: Attendance

Home visits are part of a strong attendance policy

We must have the difficult conversation about parents who don’t play by the rules if we’re going to change...

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David Scales
Manifesto 2024

Five policy priorities for closing disadvantage gaps

Five policies to restart the virtuous cycle between educational outcomes and economic prosperity

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Sir Dan Moynihan
Opinion: Solutions

Six strategies to encourage reading for pleasure

A few tips to ensure that a rich, robust, rigorous and rewarding reading culture becomes a reality in your...

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Deborah Maclaren
Opinion: Workforce

Five recommendations to make the ECF truly sustainable

A major new report on the early career framework points the way towards ensuring the reforms deliver their full...

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Sam Twiselton