Opinion

More maths alone won’t solve our ‘anti-maths mindset’

Changing the national narrative that maths is dry and unrewarding will require more than forcing students to sit the...

JL Dutaut
Jo Boaler and Jeffery Quaye
Opinion

How to positively engage young men in the fight against misogyny

Engaging young men in conversations about gender inequality without alienating them is key to preventing Tate-style misogyny, writes Katharine...

JL Dutaut
Katharine Roddy
Opinion

The role of mastery in levelling the phonics playing field

An impact study shows Wellspring Academy Trust’s mastery approach to phonics is delivering for all our children and helping...

JL Dutaut
Sam Bailey
Politics

How Scotland delivers reform could be a lesson for us all

As a new Lords committee calls for evidence on curriculum and qualifications, Chris Pyle suggests we can learn from...

JL Dutaut
Chris Pyle
Opinion: Attendance

Persistent absence: ‘Obsessing about attendance’ is not enough

Post-Covid attendance rates signal a deeper malaise that requires more complex solutions than a punitive approach, says Jeffery Quaye...

JL Dutaut
Dr Jeffery Quaye
Education technology

Children misusing ChatGPT? It’s the adults you need to watch

Behind the hand-wringing over ChatGPT empowering children to cheat is a much bigger threat: adults misusing these nascent educational...

JL Dutaut
Cesare Aloisi
The Knowledge

Why homogeneous SEND guidance lets schools and pupils down

The case of systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) demonstrates the risks of treating students with SEND as a homogeneous group,...

JL Dutaut
Dr Lila Kossyvaki
Opinion: SEND

6 changes every leader can make for a more autism-friendly school

Marking autism acceptance week, Jo Galloway sets out six small changes every school can make to be more inclusive...

JL Dutaut
Jo Galloway
Opinion

How the EEF has scaled up and levelled up Covid catch-up

An independent evaluation of EEF Accelerator Fund activity highlights the work’s success at scaling up catch-up interventions in under-served...

JL Dutaut
Becky Francis