Opinion

Rising energy costs are a teachable moment for the sector

The unregulated energy market within which schools operate leaves them vulnerable, writes Tim Warneford, but with vision and some...

JL Dutaut
TIM WARNEFORD
The Knowledge

What do schools need to level up literacy post-Covid?

We all understand how important it is that we support and encourage our children to read for pleasure. The...

JL Dutaut
LOUISE JOHNS-SHEPHERD
Opinion

We should not hide from children what is happening in Ukraine

Children's commissioner says pupils can 'find solace in community that is comprehending and responding to these events'

John Dickens
Rachel de Souza
Opinion: Curriculum

Diversifying literature? Talk to your librarian

The school library is the perfect place to showcase and support initiatives to offer pupils a broader English literature...

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DANUTA ZALEGA
Opinion

Dismissal of research leaves us stuck in the reading wars

Misinformed criticisms of our work show reconciliation of the reading wars is still some way off, write Alice Bradbury...

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ALICE BRADBURY and DOMINIC WYSE
Opinion

Long-term destinations data could transform schools – and lives

A new report shows the long-term data Ark are already using to guide students could be further enriched -...

JL Dutaut
SARAH TAUNTON
Assessment

Exams head us back to normality. Now for league tables

Ofqual is ensuring students get the exams they want in the fairest way possible, writes Gareth Stevens, but schools...

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GARETH STEVENS
The Knowledge

How can schools narrow the disadvantage gap?

Regardless of support to deliver the 'levelling up' agenda, it’s every school’s mission – and research provides useful best...

JL Dutaut
NICK WOOD
Assessment

What a surprise: teachers are in the firing line again

Simple solutions were available, writes Vic Goddard. Instead, we have complex and confused exam mitigations that could compound Covid’s...

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VIC GODDARD