SEND

What schools say they do well (and not so well) on SEND

Self-evaluation data from 850 schools presents rich insights for ministers as they finalise SEND reforms, says one expert

John Dickens
Gary Aubin
Skills

If opportunity is Labour’s goal, why scrap courses that deliver it?

Removing qualifications like BTECs before V-levels are available will only create, rather than break down, barriers to opportunity

John Dickens
James Kewin
The Legal Leader

Can schools ban parents from sports days?

After a London school made headlines for banning parents from sporting events, two legal experts explore what the law...

John Dickens
Theresa Kerr and Andrea Squires
Geography

How Geography has changed over the past 30 years

While standards have improved in the subject, there is still one systemic weakness, says Steve Brace

John Dickens
Steve Brace
The Legal Leader

Why a small funding rule update is another leash on academy freedoms

Guidance on novel, contentious and repercussive (NCR) transactions point to a requirement to ask the Department for Education first,...

Freddie Whittaker
Philip Wood
Opinion: Reading

A reading target is right. Here’s how schools can make it happen

Targets and regular tests can transform outcomes, but only if schools build the systems, culture and expertise to deliver,...

John Dickens
Becks Boomer-Clark
Opinion

I’ve given teaching my all – now I’m told I may not belong in Britain

US-born teacher Jasmine Lane reflects on what new immigration rules and rhetoric mean for the educators Britain can least...

Freddie Whittaker
Jasmine Lane
Opinion

How Labour can turn The Wasted Years into The Ambitious Years

Key stage 3 provision has improved but is too often used as a rehearsal for GCSEs, rather than being...

Freddie Whittaker
Mary Myatt
Opinion

AI can be part of the solution to schools’ mentor capacity crisis

With a school using AI coaching, Professor Haili Hughes reveals whether others should follow suit

Freddie Whittaker
Professor Haili Hughes