Opinion

Online learning success requires leaders to manage expectations

Faultlines are emerging in the home-based school system, but there are ways to protect families and teachers from the...

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DR SARAH CHARLES
Opinion

Now more than ever what the education world needs is values

The school system finds itself in uncharted territory, but it has its moral compass to fall back on and...

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HANNAH WILSON
Opinion

How can we build and sustain headteachers’ capacity in difficult times?

School leaders are asked to manage their own stress and that of their school communities, often with little support....

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RACHEL LOFTHOUSE
Opinion

Schools urgently need more guidance around key worker status

Headteachers are ultimately in charge of who accesses their schools but better guidance is needed quickly, writes Esther Maxwell...

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ESTHER MAXWELL
Opinion

In times of crisis it takes a village to raise a headteacher

Never has so much been asked of school leaders. Mike Armiger sets out how they can protect themselves now...

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MIKE ARMIGER
Opinion

Our make-do-and-mend exam system must be built on trust

Understanding the limitations of the data we hold, and the inferences we will have to draw, are crucial to...

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BEN WHITE
Opinion

We’re acting for vulnerable people but more is needed

The Youth Endowment Fund is calling for more action from government to support vulnerable young people and matching words...

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JON YATES
Opinion

Schools have a new purpose. Here’s how we could fulfil it.

Schools are being asked to take a lead as a front-line service for their communities. Ben Gadsby sets out...

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Ben Gadsby
Opinion

This much I know about… ending a school year in March

Author and headteacher John Tomsett reflects on the last day of school as we know it. (For now.) Today,...

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JOHN TOMSETT