Exams

Exams 2021: Wales now has a clear direction. What about us?

England shouldn’t cancel its exams but it should follow Wales’s lead in one key regard – taking action now,...

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NATALIE PERERA
Exams

Exams 2021: Inequality grows with every positive test

The disparity of educational fortunes between some of our communities is ingrained. Covid-19 is making it a lot worse,...

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HAMID PATEL
Opinion

Does class size matter? Rethinking the debate

Covid is forcing some schools to create supersized classes, but is that necessarily a bad thing? Peter Blatchford reviews...

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Peter Blatchford
Covid

Navigating Covid-19: five tips to get us to Christmas

This has been a punishing year, and we need to keep strong as winter takes hold. Here are some...

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SARAH MULLIN
Opinion

What schools need to know about safeguarding while teaching remotely

Policies, infrastructure, communication and trouble-shooting: these are the four crucial things to consider as online teaching becomes increasingly common,...

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CHARLOTTE AYNSLEY
Opinion

Schools must stay open and here’s how to achieve it

The former prime minister reveals a long-term strategy that he says will build confidence to keep schools open Covid-19...

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TONY BLAIR
Opinion

Why the rank order contingency plan is flawed

If the best contingency we have is to slot students who missed exams into an unreliable grade ranking then...

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DENNIS SHERWOOD
Opinion

School closures or not, a second wave of lost learning is already upon us

The latest data shows the most disadvantaged pupils were more likely to have missed the most school this term,...

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LUKE SIBIETA
Opinion

Technology has reduced workload and stress, right?

Laura McInerney looks at the latest Teacher Tapp data to contrast the perceptions of policy makers with the reality...

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LAURA MCINERNEY