Opinion

The best bets for having a good BETT

Love it or hate it, if you’re going to the 2020 BETT show, Cat Scutt has some tips to...

JL Dutaut
CAT SCUTT
Opinion

Funding and pay take centre stage (again) as Commons returns

Teacher pay increases are likely to dampen funding increases and will be felt unequally across the education system, writes...

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JON ANDREWS
Opinion

Save music education to beat the drum for ‘Global Britain’

After nine years of austerity, the Conservatives have promised a spending spree. But will it be enough to rescue...

JL Dutaut
MATT GRIFFITHS
Opinion

How much do teachers really need to know about the science of learning?

The last few years have seen an explosion of interest in the science of learning from the education sector....

JL Dutaut
CAT SCUTT
Opinion

Transforming Ofsted’s ‘stuck schools’ is a moral imperative

The challenges facing 400 ‘stuck’ schools are complex and unique to each, but getting stuck into overcoming them is...

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JULIE SLATER
Opinion

‘No judgment’ can’t become Ofsted’s new ‘inadequate’

Rethinking the inspectorate’s approach to ‘stuck’ schools is a great idea but the policy isn’t without risks, writes Cassandra...

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CASSIE YOUNG
Opinion

Government has a dangerous lack of ambition for teacher training

The teacher training core content framework is an unambitious document, writes David Spendlove. It’s the opposite of what the...

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PROFESSOR DAVID SPENDLOVE
Opinion

What can parental engagement really do for schools?

My last research piece in these pages looked at the difficulties facing schools when addressing a whole-community issue (fitness...

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JONATHAN HASLAM
Opinion

Stuck schools need support, not a merry-go-round of headteachers

A small number of schools are failing to improve under the current system. For them, a new approach is...

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AMANDA SPIELMAN