Trauma

Critical incidents: Five principles to plan for the unplannable

Every critical incident and every community's response is unique, says Beck Ferrari, but some key principles can promote recovery...

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Beck Ferrari
Enrichment

Lack of funding threatens a neo-feudal age of cultural capital

Cultural capital is becoming the preserve of the few as enrichment is pushed out by the funding squeeze, says...

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Miles Huppatz
Opinion: Workforce

Teachers must resist the squeeze on their autonomy

We must confront the growing centralisation of teaching to reverse the alarming declines in recruitment, retention and job satisfaction,...

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Daniel Kebede
Social mobility

Regional self-empowerment is possible. We know how…

We must look past lazy myths of north-south divide and American dream to remodel social mobility around regional needs,...

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Sir Michael Barber and Lee Elliot Majorprofessor of social mobility, University of Exeter
The Knowledge

How are governors responding to the cost-of-living crisis?

A new survey ahead of National School Governors' Awareness Day highlights the pressures governing bodies are under to respond...

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Steve Barker
Vulnerable pupils

Vulnerable adolescents deserve better than a maze of bureaucracy

A new public accounts committee report outlines a costly and decades-long failure to bring services together to support vulnerable...

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Dame Meg Hillier, MP
Opinion: SEND

Standardising SEND? Be careful what you wish for!

With the wrong incentives and support in place, national standards for SEND could become a disguise for ongoing failure,...

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Barney Angliss
Higher education access

Elite universities protect privilege – but schools can break the barriers

Schools can help under-represented students break into the top universities and overcome imposter syndrome when they get there, write...

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Professor Kalwant Bhopal and Martin Myers
Cyber security

How to respond to a cyber attack to minimise damage

Event the best-protected systems can be breached, says James Griffiths, so it’s important to plan for what to do...

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James Griffiths