Exams

Cancelling exams is the wrong decision. They should be reinstated

Far from the worst thing the DfE could do, changing its mind and reinstating exams would be the best...

JL Dutaut
STUART LOCK
Opinion

Could education research be leading the profession astray?

Applying metascientific methods to education research reveals some worrying biases but simple steps can help us navigate our way...

JL Dutaut
BAZ RAMAIAH
Opinion

These closures are testament to a failed government strategy

The prime minister sounded an optimistic note tonight but it will take a lot more to alleviate our fears...

JL Dutaut
MARY BOUSTED
Opinion

A 7-step plan for running mass testing in schools

Over the past few weeks, three of our schools, all hard-hit by covid-related absence in the autumn term, participated...

John Dickens
HAMID PATEL
Opinion

Five Top Tips for Blended Learning

As a new term begins and mixed provision looks likely to continue to be the norm, Helen Newies shares...

JL Dutaut
HELEN NEWIES
Opinion: Leadership

Supporting EAL students through the pandemic’s disruptions

Students with English as an additional language face the same challenges as all other learners, but some are unique...

JL Dutaut
ASHWINI PARULEKAR
Opinion

Five government resolutions our teachers deserve for 2021

Our troubles are not at an end but we can lay the groundwork for a better post-Covid education system...

JL Dutaut
ALISON PEACOCK
Opinion

Time and again school leaders have risen to the Covid challenge – but at what cost?

There is no doubt as we enter the final turbulent days of 2020 that the parameters that underpin our...

John Dickens
SIR DAVID CARTER
Opinion

Making the best of tuition: tips for schools starting their NTP journey

The scope of the national tutoring programme and the breadth of providers and approaches are daunting. Simon Barnes sets...

JL Dutaut
SIMON BARNES