Opinion: Edtech

How to get the best – and avoid the worst – of AI

Teachers must be careful not to get swept up in the hype and sacrifice safety or quality. Here's how

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Matt Hood
Opinion: Politics

What schools can expect from our new wellbeing bill

The minister for school standardssets out the ambitions and provisions of the children's wellbeing and schools bill, published today

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Catherine McKinell
Opinion: Workforce

What trust leaders say about recruitment and retention

A recent trust leaders' roundtable drew out the key challenges and opportunities for solving this ongoing crisis

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Nav Sanghara and Sufian Sadiq
Opinion: SEND

Labour must rethink its policy of managed decline for specialist provision

£740 million to increase mainstream capacity for specialist provision risks a boon to hedge funds and a disaster for...

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Warren Carratt
Opinion: 2024 in review

Governance is key to improvement. Simples.

Last year’s challenges have been joined by a raft of new ones while the improvement potential of governance remains...

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Lawayne Jefferson
Opinion: 2024 in review

Alternative Provision demand grows, but barriers persist

Alternative provision has grabbed the attention of policy makers aiming for a more inclusive system – but little has...

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Charlotte Barton
Opinion: Accountability

How our new equity scorecard is helping schools close the gaps

The equity scorecard is already being piloted in schools and the feedback is overwhelmingly positive

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Lee Elliot Major OBE and Matthew Shanks
Opinion: Policy

Schools have the power to make education more inclusive starting today

Schools that better reflect their communities and share responsibility for closing the disadvantage gap are well within our reach

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Charlotte O’Regan
Opinion: Policy

Rehearsed arguments about pay won’t help the sector

Responses to yesterday's pay announcements do a disservice to the government and to the profession

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Andrew O'Neill