Opinion

Industry must put its money where its mouth is on careers education

Careers education is too important not to be compulsory, and too important to leave to busy, cash-strapped schools. Ruth...

JL Dutaut
RUTH GILBERT
Opinion

Putting policy into practice in education

Calling for change in education is a national pastime but we can all learn from Arkansas about what not...

JL Dutaut
JONATHAN HASLAM
Opinion

The real ‘squander’ is pupil premium’s lost focus

It is imperative that any new additional pupil premium funding in the budget is used solely for its intended...

JL Dutaut
SIMON BARNES
Opinion

Looked-after children need better-trained teachers

Looked-after children and their teachers are being let down by a persistent lack of guidance. Closing the training gap...

JL Dutaut
DR SARAH ALIX
Opinion

What next for schools after hair discrimination case?

No new precedent has been set in the recent hair discrimination case, writes Esther Maxwell, but our culture is...

JL Dutaut
ESTHER MAXWELL
Opinion

Sweating the small stuff applies to finances as well as results

Rowena Hackwood says her list of efficiency suggestions have prompted a flurry of support, but achieving sustainable savings come...

JL Dutaut
ROWENA HACKWOOD
Opinion

How much impact does CPD really have? Here’s the evidence

In a profession as complex as teaching, it seems obvious that we should provide educators with access to professional...

Freddie Whittaker
JAMES ZUCCOLLO AND HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD
Opinion

A response to some open letters

Being in the privileged position of re-elected Chair of both the best and most important select committee at Westminster...

JL Dutaut
ROBERT HALFON
Opinion

An open letter to the new members of the Education Select Committee

Congratulations! Not only did you get appointed onto the best of the select committees (I may be biased) but...

JL Dutaut
DEBRA KIDD