Opinion

Three wishes for the new NPQ in Leading Primary Maths

The new qualification will need to fit into a better-defined context to deliver real impact, writes Helen Drury

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Helen Drury
Oracy

A focus on oracy will require Ofsted to adapt

Richard Willis delves into the historical making of Labour's new policy and the changes needed to deliver it

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Richard Willis
NTP

The NTP should be backed by a long-term tutoring guarantee

We need more stability in the system to build on tutoring's potential to close disadvantage gaps, says Jonathan Simons

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Jonathan Simons
Opinion: SEND

Why we need mandatory training for autism and learning disabilities

Autism and learning disabilities training is now mandatory for health and social care - and education should be next,...

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Paula McGowan
The Knowledge

Supporting neurodivergent pupils with symptomatic hypermobility

New research points to support schools can offer for neurodivergent pupils who may be masking a pain-related condition, writes...

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Jane Green

What do new teachers need to know?

Peter Foster provides are rare, cohesive structure to the sorts of knowledge teachers need and what they consist of,...

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The Conversation – with Sarah Gallagher

This week's topb blogs and podacsts are on widening access to books, self-care, making the weather for children, and...

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Behaviour

Is it time to rethink our fixation on behaviour management? 

A fixation on behaviour management can be a distraction from embedding our values in a way that would make...

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Adam Seldon
LGBT+

Why DfE dithering is to blame for the trans cat-fight

Cat-identifying children are a distraction from the fact that schools have been left to teach fiction as fact in...

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Helen Joyce