Wellbeing

Stressed teachers can’t fight the child mental health crisis

A childhood mental health crisis is upon us, writes Brigid Wells, and having over-worked teachers on the front line...

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BRIGID WELLS
Opinion: Curriculum

Tackling racism and rape culture is curriculum work

With time and training every teacher can start tackling oppressive narratives in their classroom, writes Joy Mbakwe. And once...

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JOY MBAKWE
Opinion

Teacher shortages won’t be solved with financial incentives

Boris Johnson’s plans to drive teachers into challenging schools with £3,000 won’t work, writes Ben Newmark. There are better...

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BEN NEWMARK
The Knowledge

How has the pandemic impacted special schools?

Our research shows that special schools were the hardest hit and leaders have little faith their plight is understood,...

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CAROLINE SHARP and AMY SKIPP
Opinion

The triple jeopardy of deprivation for online learning

Pupils are back in the classroom but online learning is now part of the furniture, and that means barriers...

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REKA BUDAI
Opinion

Retention: adult bullying must be confronted head on

Heads are completely alone in the face of intimidation from parents and their communities, writes Rachel Smith, and it’s...

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RACHEL SMITH
Opinion

Rishi Sunak must extend the pupil premium to level up our schools

Levelling up must mean tackling persistent inequalities in our school system, and the spending review offers an opportunity to...

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JOHN STEVENSON, MP
Wellbeing

The Universal Credit cut is also a cut to education

The work of schools to close attainment gaps becomes all the harder with every child who falls into poverty,...

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DANIEL KEBEDE
The Knowledge

Is there a better, or best, classroom layout?

How best to set up a classroom seems too complex for research to solve, but Cat Scutt finds there...

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CAT SCUTT