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Schools reform depends on staff knowledge and confidence

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Replicating Blair-era improvement is an out-of-London challenge

We need to keep the ambition, for sure, but we also need to build something new, led by the…

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It demands a team effort to keep pupils like Z in the game

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Inclusion bases must remove students’ barriers to learning

We must move beyond the idea that simply designating a space will solve deep-rooted challenges

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Weeks at full salary are doubled but with cuts elsewhere the 7.5% increase is hardly the gift the DfE…

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