Ofsted reform is needed now to rebuild trust in inspections Our letter stops short of calling for Ofsted to be scrapped, writes Colin Richards, but reform is required now to make the inspectorate fit for purpose
How can ‘mixing it up’ and confusing students be good for them? Interleaving can cause confusion, but it’s one that pays off – as long as it’s used within certain parameters, explains Harry Fletcher-Wood
Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning Though focused on the American experience, Audrey Watters’ book is full of salient lessons about AI’s forays into schools and classrooms, writes Terry Freedman
New learning loss data can help schools plan the recovery New data allows policy makers to target recovery funding and schools to benchmark their performance, write Natalie Perera and John Moore
Harnessing the power of parental engagement Prioritising effective internal communication about students means external communication can be more honest, trusting and productive, writes Rhian Williams
Making inclusion count against persistent disadvantage Overcoming barriers to learning caused by multiple disadvantages is a matter of inviting everyone into the school family, says Jill Wright
Islamophobia does exist – and it’s in our staffrooms How can we teach children so-called British values while we persist in our denial that some of our colleagues hold bigoted views, asks one anonymous school worker
Why a retention bust could follow the Covid recruitment boom I sought refuge in teaching but soon I’ll be a refugee from its destructive workload crisis, writes Clare Macnaughton – and I won’t be alone
How can we meet the pledge to put climate ‘at the heart of education’? If the government is serious about education for sustainability, it will need to be equally serious about delivering sustainability for education, writes Nicola Walshe