Opinion: Academy trusts

School improvement is too human to be codified

The idea of 'codifying' school improvement is an impractical distraction from our most important work

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Annette Montague
Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted’s consultation process is as worrying as the proposals in it

From the proposals to how they were arrived at and how they will be assessed, nothing suggests Ofsted has...

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Paul Whiteman
Opinion: Accountability

What’s in a name? Why Ofsted should do away with set descriptors 

New evaluative terms like 'Exemplary' and 'Causing concern' will be just as stifling and soon just as toxic as...

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Colin Richards
The Knowledge

How engagement data can transform pupil outcomes

Our interim report shows the value of pupil engagement data for schools and policymakers driving up inclusion

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Jonathan Sobczyk Boddington
Opinion: Solutions

Year-round special schools are the radical approach we need

The capacity crisis in special schools demands radical thinking, and the 50-week special school might just be the solution...

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Mark Wilson
Opinion: Accountability

What Chicago taught us about making schools more inclusive

A pilot programme building on the US city’s 5Essentials framework has provided our schools with powerful new ways to...

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Unity Jones
Opinion: Workforce

ITT providers’ eight priorities to better support inclusion

While MPs call for a ‘clear, costed plan’ to solve the SEND crisis and a definition of inclusive education,...

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Emma Hollis
Opinion: Accountability

How Labour can fix accountability to drive the inclusion it wants

Curriculum and inspection reforms offer hope of fixing our dysfunctional system - but only if new metrics also promote...

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Caroline Barlow
The Curriculum Conversation

Inclusion and accountability: What to do about KS5

The curriculum and assessment review must finally address the gaps that leave so many young people without access to...

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Neil Miller