The practice where consistency brings little benefit A lot is made of keeping students with the same teacher year on year, but the data doesn’t bear out the benefits
The three phases of introducing a successful internal AP Amid a growing capacity crisis in AP, Shazad Ali describes the interventions and reintegration work underpinning his school’s internal provision
Are the theoretical underpinnings of oracy sound? Ian Cushing reveals new research into the uncomfortable origins of oracy and how they persist in today’s political discourse
Schools need more nuanced data to rebuild public trust EPI’s new performance comparing tool isn’t built for accountability – but it shows a more balanced approach to data is possible
Three policies to develop vital leadership capacity Becks Boomer-Clark sets out three policy priorities to develop and support the leaders all other education policies will rely on to deliver
Two strategies for cross-curricular LGBT+ inclusion Marking the start of LGBT history month, Mel Lane sets out some easy wins to build a year-round inclusive environment
Can combining language and movement improve both? Anna Cunningham sets out the results of a new study for into combining exercise and literacy with young pupils
The Plymouth Playbook: Piloting people through improvement Aaron Meredith tries to bottle the strategy that has driven his southwest schools to Ofsted success with people, not pressure at its core
Let’s finally embrace the marriage of knowledge and skills We must get past an ill-informed and fruitless opposition between knowledge and skills in order to make better policy