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Ofsted’s worrying reliability findings won’t comfort heads who get ‘the call’ in a couple of months

In a report on the future of Ofsted that accompanied the launch of our new think tank called EDSK...

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TOM RICHMOND
Opinion

Private schools need phasing out – and here’s how it can be done

A packed event held in the House of Commons entitled ‘Phasing Out Private Schools’ sought to kick-start a long...

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ROBERT VERKAIK
Opinion

Put down your mobile phones and learn poetry

At a time when so many youngsters are glued to their Xboxes and mobile phones, communicating by grunts, emojis...

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GYLES BRANDRETH
Opinion

How you can dampen the effects of publication bias

Too much research literature is skewed towards positive representations, says Baz Ramaiah Imagine that you’re planning a holiday. A...

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BAZ RAMAIAH
Opinion

Recognising success boosts students’ confidence

Students are more likely to commit to a task if they are confident that they can complete it successfully....

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HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD
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It’s easy. You too can be a graduate school

A ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority will allow many more organisations to use the title “graduate school”, explains...

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VIV ELLIS
Opinion

What makes some schools stand out

What we can we learn from exceptional schools, and how can they support and challenge each other to improve....

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DR JOSEPHINE VALENTINE
Opinion

Government efforts to reduce teacher workload have failed – it’s getting worse!

Today’s release of the OECD’s five-yearly TALIS survey of teachers and leaders is a chance to confront reality. The...

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JAMES ZUCCOLLO
Opinion

The importance of early language development

Many conversations in education these days seem to come back to the idea of early language development as fundamental...

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TAMMY ELWARD