The Gene: An Intimate History

If you’re not a science teacher, you may think this book is not for you. Think again. Whatever your...

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News

SEND reforms: Past, Present and Future

The Children and Families Act came into effect in September 2014, with a revised special educational needs and disability...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

Osborne’s £10 million Mandarin teaching fund not ‘strategic’

A £10 million investment in expanding the teaching of Mandarin could be better invested in language assistants and online...

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Schools Week Reporter
News

Pupils forced to switch school after free transport cut

Parents are considering transferring their children to a new school after a local authority tightened up rules around free...

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Schools Week Reporter
News

Ofsted judging schools negatively for teacher shortages

Ofsted inspectors are judging schools on how well they are handling teacher shortages, with two schools rated as inadequate...

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Schools Week Reporter

The end of average: How to succeed in a world that values sameness

I resisted this book because it oozed something of the self-help manual. But at the same time, I was...

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Amanda Spielman named as new Ofsted chief inspector

Ofqual chair Amanda Spielman has been approved by the government as the next Ofsted chief inspector. A Department for...

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Schools Week Reporter
Opinion

Do careers talks in schools improve pupils’ life chances?

What have you been working on? The impact of school-based careers talks, with people from outside school, on earnings...

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Schools Week Reporter
Opinion

My change of heart about coaching

After joining Schools Week as deputy editor, Cath Murray was sent to mingle with readers at a training event...

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Schools Week Reporter