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SPONSORED: STA Travel Education is giving one school £10,000 to spend on a trip

STA Travel Education has broken traditions, and to help make school trips more accessible, it is offering one lucky...

Tom Mendelsohn
Tom Mendelsohn
Opinion

The careers consultation will make teachers’ lives better at every stage

The government’s response to the career progression consultation is full of thoughtful ideas and welcome suggestions, but more funding...

Tom Mendelsohn
Tom Mendelsohn
Opinion

Education is a long game, so league table measures should be too

There are natural swings between year groups as talent and circumstance ebb and flow, suggests Loic Menzies, but under...

Tom Mendelsohn
Tom Mendelsohn
Opinion

Animal dissection must be cut from the curriculum

The modern curriculum is no place for cutting up dead animals, argues PETA’s Dr Julia Baines As a teacher,...

Tom Mendelsohn
Tom Mendelsohn
Opinion

What’s the law on confiscating a pupil’s mobile phone?

Confiscation has been a hot topic on social media this week. Ramona Derbyshire clarifies schools’ and teachers’ legal rights...

Tom Mendelsohn
Tom Mendelsohn
Opinion

How to improve academy trust governance

Too many multi-academy trusts are struggling under poor governance at trust level, says Michael Pain, but Forum Education has...

Tom Mendelsohn
Tom Mendelsohn
News

GCSE results 2017: Boys benefit again in reformed subjects

Boys have closed the gap on girls achieving top grades in English literature and language, and moved further ahead...

Tom Mendelsohn
Tom Mendelsohn
News

Learndirect debacle shines light on £2m teacher test contract

The future of online tests for trainee teachers is hanging in the balance, as the only provider which holds...

Tom Mendelsohn
Tom Mendelsohn
Opinion

Can a school decide to leave an academy trust?

As one regional schools commissioner ponders whether a school can voluntarily quit its multi-academy trust, education consultant Simon Foulkes...

Tom Mendelsohn
Tom Mendelsohn