Helping victims of this and every conflict in our schools Schools are making incredible efforts to support Ukrainian and Russian students and must do the same for all children afflicted by conflict, writes Anjum Peerbacos
Schools should be better prepared to deal with collective trauma Senseless violence scarred our community and has taken years to heal, writes Chris Upton. We need better systems to support schools after such trauma
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 swotting up, they can make savings
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 research shows us that doing so at age 11 has a bigger impact on future life chances than almost anything else, including parental levels of education. That makes supporting children to choose to read a social […]
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’
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 curriculum, writes Danuta Zalega
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 and Dominic Wyse, but we remain committed to it
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 – with huge potential benefits, writes Sarah Taunton
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 are still being let off the hook