The Conversation – with Frances Akinde

Advocacy and social action, Ofsted and inclusion, maths manipulatives, home educators' concerns and a poem about belonging

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Opinion: Accountability

Why EAL is crucial to inclusion – and how Ofsted should respond

Here's how Ofsted's new framework can begin to account for the diverse needs of students for whom English is...

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Silvana Richardson
Lockdown legacies

‘Build back better’ was a broken promise to our children

We met the moment in service of our communities – only to be dragged back again. Is it any...

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Jonny Uttley
Opinion: Workforce

The solution to soaring CEO pay is there for the taking

Here's how we can flatten the curve of inexorably rising trust exectuve pay - if a minister dares

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Dr Robin Bevan
The Curriculum Conversation

Closing the ambition and expectation gap in early maths

With phase two of the Francis review underway, here's how we can make maths more effective and enjoyable from...

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Dr Jeffery Quaye
The Knowledge

How to crack the secondary attendance challenge

Our new report gathers the voices of teachers and students to find out what works in getting young people...

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Matthew Walker
Lockdown legacies

How we’re (still) mitigating Covid’s impact on attendance and attainment

As part of our 'legacies of lockdown' series, Paul Banks sets out the strategies that are working for children...

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Paul Banks
Opinion: Curriculum review

How the curriculum review can tackle racism head-on

We are at a crossroads. The current review of curriculum and assessment gives us an opportunity to move towards...

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Daniel Kebede
Opinion: Workforce

It’s official: DfE have no handle at all on workload

And the really bad news is that AI won't save us from it any time soon either

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Thomas Moore