Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted’s problem is that it isn’t ‘wicked’ enough

No I’m not picking up the baton of hard-nosed leadership Michael Wilshaw just dropped, says Doug Lowes, but Ofsted...

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Dr Doug Lowes
Curriculum

Six top tips to diversify your English curriculum

It’s not about scrapping Shakespeare but complementing and enriching students’ reading, explains Tabatha Sheehan

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Tabatha Sheehan
The Knowledge

Can adventure learning improve student outcomes?

A new EEF report contains enough evidence to recommend that it should be available to all of our young...

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Dr Sarah Reaney-Wood and Ben Willis

Bubble Schools and the long road from lockdown

Tony Breslin's sequel to 'Lessons from Lockdown' is a valiant effot to secure a positive legacy from an awful...

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The conversation – with Fiona Atherton

Ofsted's attempt to reform itself, the NEU's controversial strike dates and the ongoing moral panic over RHSE resources

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Disadvantage gap

We need to be more discerning about disadvantage

Blunt measures like pupil premium are not equal to the task of informing decisions about educational provision, write Timo...

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Timo Hannay and Duncan Baldwin
NTP

School leaders continue to doubt tutoring’s levelling up potential

NFER’s new survey reveals uncertainty amongst school leaders about whether tutoring is a long-term solution to closing the disadvantage...

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Emma Moore
Opinion: Sustainability

What do schools really need to deliver climate change education now?

Teachers don’t need a curriculum review or a new GCSE to deliver climate change education, writes Sylvia Knight. They...

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Professor Sylvia Knight
Opinion: Workforce

Four tangible policy solutions to tackle the recruitment crisis

Rhys Howells sets out some low-hanging fruit for policy makers to start making a dent in the recruitment crisis

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Rhys Howells