The Knowledge

The Knowledge: This week’s research highlights

A hidden attainment gap, retaining teaching assistants, reducing air pollution and a place for project-based learning

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
SEND review

SEND review: The risks and possibilities of ministerial change

Serious concerns remain about the SEND green paper and a change at the top poses additional risks, writes Stephen...

JL Dutaut
Stephen Kingdom
Opinion: Legal

New exclusions guidance: Practical implications for schools

The DfE's new exclusions guidance represents a substantial change in accountability for leaders and governors, explain two school legal...

JL Dutaut
Theresa Kerr and Tracey Eldridge-Hinmers
Tutoring

The NTP has been a nightmare – but its aims still matter 

After two years of changing the programme for the better from the inside, we will be going our own...

Samantha Booth
Tim Coulson
safeguarding

After Andrew Tate: How to confront online harms head-on

Andrew Tate may be banned from social media but misogyny still proliferates, writes Zahara Chowdhury, and we must do...

JL Dutaut
Zahara Chowdhury
Schools Bill

Why schools shouldn’t lose time preparing for academy trusts

The process of creating and joining MATs is complex and the 2030 target is likely to stay – so...

JL Dutaut
Gemma Duxbury
Exams

Exams: Stick or twist, we need quick decisions from the new DfE 

It is right to return to pre-Covid grade boundaries as soon as possible, writes Geraint Jones, but we now...

JL Dutaut
Professor Geraint Jones
Childcare

PM Truss could spell revolution for school-based childcare

If it’s a priority for the new PM and the opposition, it’s likely schools will have to wrap their...

JL Dutaut
Ed Reza Schwitzer
National Curriculum

Why we’re abandoning Oak – and the new DfE should too

What started as a charitable and collaborative venture has become a vehicle for creating a government-approved curriculum, writes Jon...

JL Dutaut
Sir Jon Coles