tech-harms

The schools waging war on smartphones

As concern mounts over the impact of smartphones, Jessica Hill investigates what being a ‘phone free school’ really means....

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Teacher training

Sharing the load with education’s newest teachers

After feeling weighed down by the demands of school life in Australia, Yalinie Vigneswaran from Ambition Institute tells how...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
SEND provision

Phoenix flying in to launch SEND classrooms

Could a trial in a London borough that supports special schools to set up provision in mainstream schools provide...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Edtech

Twinkl – from little star to master of the edtech universe

Founder Jonathan Seaton tells how his wife’s frustration at poor teaching materials birthed an edtech empire that now supports...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Flexible working

Why flexible working for teachers can bring the best of all worlds

When English teacher Gareth Edwards broke his ankle, attempting a karate kick dance move at the school Christmas party,...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Coping with crisis

Scarred by Grenfell but finding strength in adversity

Principal Anna Jordan says her pupils draw from values of fearlessness despite the 2017 tragedy overshadowing her school Kensington...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Career guidance

School absence epidemic gives Labour a NEET problem

Kids dropping out of the school system are now turning into NEETs, and there’s not enough lower-level provision in...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Academies

Leora Cruddas, The Confederation of School Trusts

The Confederation of School Trusts leader Leora Cruddas tells how teaching in apartheid-era South Africa forged her determination to...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Workload

Job share trailblazers say two heads are better than one

Trust leaders Heather McNaughton and Caroline Pusey have shared job roles since meeting in a bunker during the Second...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill