Governance

How representative are your governors – and why does it matter?

Neil Collins explains why governance is improved by a diverse range of perspectives and how to start measuring how...

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Neil Collins
PSHE

Solutions: How to normalise rejection in relationships education

Laura Coryton explains why talking about rejection matters and offers tips on how to prepare young people for it...

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Laura Coryton
Racism

Braverman’s dangerous rhetoric puts pupils at risk

Everyone in education has good cause to resist the home secretary's dangerous words on immigration, says Daniel Kebede

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Daniel Kebede
Leadership

How to tame performance reviews to make them fair and constructive

David Benson offers advice on how to ensure appraisals are neither bureaucratic nor meaningless but help everyone towards genuine...

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David Benson
Opinion: SEND

The mental health crisis calls for urgent policy solutions

Andrew Howard describes the desperate state of SEMH support – but argues the solutions are already here for determined...

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Andrew Howard
Policy

Four government priorities to support a sector-led system

Our fragile system only needs ministers to provide strategy and vision on four core missions to build its resilience,...

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Leora Cruddas
Maths

What will it take to make maths to 18 a reality?

Simon Coyle identifies six strands to deliver a new maths deal for young people, drawn from a new collection...

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Simon Coyle
Conservatives Conference 2023

The mobile phone ban in schools is the solution to the wrong problem

The ubiquity of smartphone use raises problems that won’t be solved by a school ban alone, writes Michael Baxter

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Mike Baxter
Politics

No smoke and mirrors can hide the parlous state of our schools

Try as they might, nothing can distract teachers from a government that’s run out of road, says Mary Bousted...

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Mary Bousted