Five principles to begin transforming our broken SEND system Tom Rees and Ben Newmark set out five principles to begin articulating what a good life is and should be for all our children
RESET: How to think creatively about alternative provision Not everyone can have on-site alternative provision, but we can all help learners reset with careful intervention and thoughtful reintegration, writes Shazad Ali
Why academy trusts matter – and why we need a tinder for MATs The model enables great trustees and leaders to make an impact across a whole group of schools, writes Mark Lehain
The SEND crisis calls for hub and spoke reform of our systems Why wait for slow governmental root-and-branch reform when a hub and spoke model could deliver better practice now, ask Sabrina Hobbs and Vic Goddard
NPQs: What’s working well and what needs to change? Uptake of the new NPQs has been impressive, writes Gareth Conyard, but there are some big pitfalls ahead
Rise of the furries: A purr-fect storm for transgender rights Unevidenced claims of children identifying as cats would be hilarious if they weren’t so dangerous for their real target group, writes Tabitha McIntosh
Three ways to improve maths outcomes through classroom dialogue High-quality dialogue can be as impactful in maths as any other area of the curriculum with a few simple tweaks, writes Kathleen McBride
What might a more holistic primary assessment look like? Perennial concerns about the impact of SATs require workable teacher-led approaches to delivering a more holistic assessment system, writes Alix Robertson
Sentence models for creative writing Terry Freedman is unconvinced by the premise and irritated by basic English errors in this compendium of sentence structures