Opinion: Academy trusts

How small trusts can drive a new era of sustained improvement

Labour have caused a slow-down in trust expansion, but small MATs can turn this into an opportunity to grow...

JL Dutaut
Mark Greatrex
Opinion: Edtech

AI bias poses serious risks for learners with SEND

The promise of personalised learning masks very real risks that demand careful attention from educators and policymakers

JL Dutaut
Michael Finlay
Opinion: Curriculum

What teachers want from a reformed English GCSE

The dialogue surrounding curriculum reform in England, particularly within GCSE English, remains as essential as ever.  Recent insights from...

JL Dutaut
Leandri Dannhauser
Labour's first year

Six priorities for Bridget Phillipson’s second year at the helm

Labour has broadened the definition of success for schools. Here's how it can now ensure everyone works towards this...

JL Dutaut
Liz Robinson
Opinion: Workforce

Undervaluing Teach First will undermine Labour’s mission

Rebranding the teacher training route will diminish its impact and deny the sector a vital source of talent, potential...

JL Dutaut
Aidan Sadgrove
Opinion: Teaching Commission

Here’s how we can finally begin to fix the teacher supply crisis

If we're going to hang on to more of them, then teachers need a better deal than summer respite...

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Baroness Mary Bousted
The Research Leader

How does it really feel to pay the parenthood penalty?

Women make up the majority of the secondary teaching workforce, yet hold just 41.5 per cent of headteacher posts....

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Dr Sarah Mullin
Opinion: Solutions

How to balance CPD at individual, school and trust level

Our work to enhance professional development across our trust reveals helpful ways forward for others and things ministers could...

JL Dutaut
Scott Hudson
Opinion: Politics

A lower voting age must mean more political education

Votes at 16 can be a positive widening of the franchise - but only if educators and ministers live...

JL Dutaut
Ryan Lockett