Opinion

Those who can’t afford it can’t teach

Amelia Hepburn was left bereft by last-minute cuts to bursaries that mean only those who can afford it can...

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Amelia Hepburn
Covid

How to ensure trainee teachers don’t miss out due to Covid

Rising numbers of applicants are welcome but how to support them in this challenging environment is a question on...

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PAUL THORNTON
Opinion

Busting the myths about remote learning

A new legal duty for schools to provide remote education is impending. Tom Middlehurst sorts the myths from the...

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TOM MIDDLEHURST
Opinion

The 11 Plus can be accurate or fair, but not both

After a century of the selective entrance test, it’s time to call game, set and match, writes Sam Sims...

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DR SAM SIMS
Covid

The PM’s tutoring plans offer hope for undoing Covid damage

Delivered to the right children, one-to-one tuition plans could level the educational playing field, writes Sir Peter Lampl If...

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SIR PETER LAMPL
Opinion

Unlawful, unsafe and unaccountable. Education, we have a data problem

A damning ICO report on the DfE’s data handling is a wake-up call for the department that schools can...

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JEN PERSSON
Opinion

Exam delays are only the start of a solution. Where’s the rest?

Progress is too slow in letting schools know what to expect. This is what happens when system capacity is...

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SIMON SHARP
Exams

Are exams really the only option?

This year’s exams will go ahead but demands for reform are unlikely to go away, so what does the...

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CAT SCUTT
Exams

Ignoring pressure to cancel exams was the right call

There might be a debate to be had about assessment but cancelling exams now would have done more harm...

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ANNE HEAVEY