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Opinion: Academy trusts

Harlow Academy now thrives – but schools need more safeguards

Not enough has been done to ensure the harm caused at Harlow Academy never happens elsewhere, write Warren Carratt...

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Wayne Norrie and Warren Carratt
Opinion: Attendance

We can’t tackle attendance if we don’t tackle poverty

A 100 per cent attendance target is a blunt tool for fixing systemic problems and will only make matters...

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Nadeine Asbali
Opinion: Attendance

Everyone must obsess over full attendance from day one

Ministers must ensure all agencies are held responsible for helping schools to solve the attendance crisis, writes Dame Rachel...

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Dame Rachel De Souza
RAAC

Lack of funding – not lack of action – has put schools on the RAAC

We’ve followed guidance to the letter but we can’t repair or rebuild our school without funding, say Caroline Derbyshire...

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Caroline Derbyshire and James Saunders
Opinion: Curriculum

The climate crisis requires a thoughtful curriculum response

We need to look beyond quick fixes to sustained and sustainable approach, write Mary Myatt and Heena Dave

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Mary Myatt and Heena Dave
RAAC

The DfE has left schools between a RAAC and a hard place

To close or not to close? The RAAC issue leaves schools in a tough spot with no obvious end...

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Andrea Squires
Artificial Intelligence

What medicine can teach us about regulating AI in education

The critical issue is accountability. If an AI tool gives inaccurate results, who is responsible?

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Alex Scharaschkin
Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted’s top priority must be to get its own house in order

Under a new boss, the inspectorate must find a way to celebrate all hard-working schools and speak truth to...

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Nick Brook