Opinion

Schools deserve better than an inspectorate that’s come unstuck

The school inspectorate’s Fight or Flight report is a damning admission of its own failures, writes Mary Bousted. But...

JL Dutaut
MARY BOUSTED
Opinion

What Dominic Cummings got right about the civil service…and what he got wrong

Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s top adviser, has caused a stir with a blog post pledging widespread reform of the...

Freddie Whittaker
NATALIE PERERA
News, Opinion

Should inspections be ‘no-notice’ for inspectors as well as schools?

Following the Conservatives’ election victory, no-notice inspections of schools are likely to be trialed in England. Colin Richards believes this...

Freddie Whittaker
COLIN RICHARDS
Opinion

Cuts and overbearing accountability have driven me out of headship

Andy Mellor, the past president of the NAHT, has left his role at St Nicholas Church of England primary...

Freddie Whittaker
ANDY MELLOR
Opinion

Ofsted must do more to acknowledge staff who go the extra mile

Schools with more pupils from deprived backgrounds are still less likely to be judged ‘good’. Ofsted must do more...

Freddie Whittaker
STEPHEN TIERNEY
Opinion

Do schools understand what it’s like to be poor at Christmas?

A recent House of Commons Briefing Paper suggests that on current trends, by 2021/22, the share of children in...

JL Dutaut
LOIC MENZIES
Opinion

School business leaders are transforming schools and the system

Despite the backdrop of continued political uncertainty and a government in relative paralysis, 2019 has been an exciting year...

JL Dutaut
STEPHEN MORALES
Opinion: SEND

The SEND funding crisis can’t be hidden any longer

This year, the funding crisis affecting children with SEND and their families finally got the political attention it needs....

JL Dutaut
JULIE MCCULLOCH
Opinion

History repeats for school governors in 2019 funding crisis

Education has gone as far back to basics as it possibly can, writes Martin Matthews. If only politicians found...

JL Dutaut
MARTIN MATTHEWS