How new attendance guidelines could affect anxious pupils New guidelines that could come into force from September will mean schools need a new approach for anxious pupils, writes Stephanie Smith
It’s time to end the scandal of religious tests for church schools If universities behaved like this they’d face potential closure, writes Nick Hillman, so why do we accept it from a sizeable portion of state schools?
It’s time to decide what our schools and teachers are for Are schools education specialists or the front line of children’s services? Without clarity we are failing children and staff
Accountability must focus more on improving and less on approving The thinking that brought about our current accountability system can’t get us out of the problems it has caused, writes Les Walton
School food policy requires a shift from ministers and campaigners Universal free school meals are a distraction from a simple change that would see food reach 200,000 pupils who are already eligible for them, says Andy Jolley
The ECF’s problem isn’t workload. Workload is the ECF’s New YouGov polling what teachers really mean when they say workload is an issue for the early career framework, writes Marie Hamer
Keegan is right to back AI to reduce teacher workload Ministerial announcements on reducing teacher workload are nothing new, writes Ed Reza Schwitzer, but Keegan’s bet that AI can deliver is well placed
How to build an RSHE curriculum that works for SEND students Nicole Rodden shares advice on developing crucial RSHE provision for pupils with SEND who are particularly vulnerable when navigating relationships
What can the Covid exam crisis teach us about policy making? New research lays bare how a host of problems with England’s policy making led to avoidable mistakes and poor decisions, explain Jo-Anne Baird and Margaret Arnott