Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted have wasted an opportunity for fundamental reform 

The new framework is rushed and doesn't deliver the change the sector needs. Bridget Phillipson must step in

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Daniel Kebede
Letters to the editor

This week’s best responses from our readers

Schools Week's legendary cartoonist hangs up his pen, perceptions of behaviour diverge, and a data disaster looms

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Various
Opinion: Accountability

How we’ll go further to ensure the consistency of our inspections

Roll-out of the new framework will be complemented by measures to ensure inspection outcomes are valid and reliable,

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Rory Gribbell and Dr Verena Braehler
Opinion: Leadership

Our challenging times demand a new model of local leadership

Today’s challenges demand that we see ourselves not just as leaders in a locality but as leaders of that...

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Nicole Reid and Jill Messham
Opinion: Leadership

How we’re modelling a new kind of civic leadership in Sunderland

A new grouping of the city's schools, employers and charities hopes to show what's possible when communities work together

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Sally Newton
Opinion: Workforce

An equality blind spot is fuelling our retention problems

Staff inclusion work rightly focuses on breaking down the barriers we can see, but it’s also our job as...

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Bridget Harrison
Opinion: Curriculum review

Year 6 can’t keep paying the price of data farming

The best thing the curriculum review can do to re-engage pupils is to rethink the incentives driving an impoverished...

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James Searjeant
Opinion: Accountability

The absence of Progress 8 is an accountability trap in selective areas

In selective areas, Attainment 8 tells us more about admissions than teaching. Without Progress 8, comprehensives are at risk...

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Michael Cater
Opinion: Mental health

School environments are only worsening the student mental health crisis

Our education model is simply not equal to the demands of the world our children inhabit. It's no wonder...

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Dr. Nikos Savvas