Opinion

This was the year teachers decided enough was enough

As 2022 comes to a close, the effects of turmoil and financial strain remain in spite of a late...

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Patrick Roach
The Knowledge

How is levelling up progressing in the north east?

The latest survey of schools in our region shows some progress in one respect but concerning trends in all...

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Chris Zarraga
Opinion: Policy

A scaled-back Oak could have had the whole sector’s support

Judicial review is a measure of last resort but the government's actions have left us no choice to protect...

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Louis Coiffait-Gunn
Opinion: Workforce

How taster days are helping us tackle the recruitment crisis

There’s no room for complacency in attracting new talent to our classrooms, writes Kaye Patrick, and our taster days...

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Kaye Patrick
Careers

Why careers advice must change – and how to get started

Following his appearance at the education select committee’s inquiry into careers guidance, Philip Le Feuvre explains what’s needed to...

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Phillip Le Feuvre
Teacher training

Retention: The two-year ECF is just a longer hazing period

A protracted induction period does nothing to change a toxic work culture that pervades the profession and harms students...

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Cian Kinsella
Grammar Schools

Grammar schools: Why I’ve put my name down to end selection

Our mixed economy of schools is delivering for all pupils, writes Steve Mastin, and selective education is only holding...

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Steven Mastin
E-safety

E-safety: Our daughter’s death should change things forever

An assistant coroner concluded that her school’s e-safety failures contributed to Frankie’s death, writes Judy Thomas. Could it happen...

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Judy Thomas
The Knowledge

What’s up with year 3 and what can we do about it?

As new research reveals how Covid has worsened the ‘year 3 dip’ and affected children, Jo Quince sets out...

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Jo Quince