Policy

Can we ever have an educational ten-year plan?

There's a real appetite for a clearer educational vision and long-term planning in education, writes David Jaffa, but is...

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David Jaffa
Schools white paper

Have ministers done their due diligence on the MAT-led system?

A rush to fulfil the promise of a MAT-led system carries financial risks for trusts that could undermine their...

JL Dutaut
Tim Warneford
STEM

Widening STEM access is necessary and far from impossible

Controversial comments from the social mobility tsar aside, STEM has a diversity problem and there’s plenty we can do...

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Jo Foster
Opinion: Mental health

How to create a positive whole-school mental health culture

It'll take longer more than a mental health awareness week to combat childhood loneliness, writes Rachel Bostick, but the...

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Rachel Bostwick
Cost of living

Cost of living: Supporting families to access help pays off

Accessing the financial support they are entitled to is a struggle for many families, writes Davinder Jandu, and helping...

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Davinder Jandu
The Knowledge

How can you build an evidence-informed school culture?

Some simple (and evidence-informed) policies and actions can prevent 'evidence-informed' becoming just another educational buzzword, writes Cat Scutt

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Cat Scutt
Tutoring

Tutoring stats will expose NTP issues, not school failure

Leaders are rightly frustrated at plans to 'name and shame' schools over tutoring take-up

Freddie Whittaker
STEVE ROLLETT
Alternative provision

If we’re all together, why is AP excluded again?

Another report denigrates and fails to include the voices of AP, writes Sarah Johnson, and until that ends it’s...

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JL Dutaut
Opinion: Workforce

The Great Resignation: now is not the time to over-react

It's been a tough few years for everyone in education, writes Dan Cowling, but let's not jump to reforms...

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Dan Cowling