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Remembering special schools in education policy: ‘bookends’ and ‘addendums’?

Lauran Doak sets out the findings of in-depth interviews with special school leaders about the impact of policy on...

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Lauran Doak
Opinion: Policy

Schools are alone to spell out a vision in the age of permacrisis

It's clear political vision is lacking and unlikely to materialise, so schools must take it on themselves

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Adam Seldon
Opinion: Leadership

The Israel and Gaza war is straining discourse in our schools

Teachers need urgent help to address the war in Israel and Gaza and its impact on relations in classrooms,...

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Stuart Foster and Andy Pearce
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How concerned should we be about England’s declining PISA science scores?

Our resident data analyst, John Jerrim delves into the PISA data to find out what could be causing an...

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John Jerrim
The Knowledge

How can maths and science teachers get the most out of edtech?

Key findings from an NFER rapid literature review on implementing edtech effectively in maths and science classrooms

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Lillian Flemons
Opinion: Leadership

The quiet crisis facing education’s governance heroes

A new NGA report reveals an urgent need to rethink governance remits - especially exclusions

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Sam Henson
Opinion: Sustainability

A school food revolution for pupils starts with us

Students have ants in their pants about sustainability - and there’s plenty we can do on food before putting...

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Peter Addison-Child
Opinion: Attendance

How small changes can make a big impact on attendance

Focusing on the interactions every student experiences could transform how the most persistently absent feel about school

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Shaun Brown
Opinion: Policy

Free schools proved the power of innovation. We need more of it

The greatest impact of the free schools programme was embodying a spirit of innovation that our system needs more...

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Hilary Spencer and Carly Mitchell