Opinion

Tackling racism is about more than curriculum

Education is key to tackling racism, says Jeffery Quaye. But what obstacles have school leaders and teachers had to...

JL Dutaut
DR JEFFERY QUAYE
Opinion

Patchwork AP provision needs a tailor’s eye

There’s been a welcome policy focus on vulnerable students throughout the coronavirus crisis, but little evidence of a strategic...

JL Dutaut
JO HUTCHINSON
Opinion

How can we solve the problem of low attainment in maths?

Jeremy Hodgen and his team tested the evidence and identified the strategies most likely to close one of education’s...

JL Dutaut
JEREMY HODGEN
Opinion

Reopening our school has made the future a little brighter

Braced to comfort crying children without physical contact, reopening has instead resulted in huge smiles and boisterous enthusiasm. Tracey...

JL Dutaut
TRACEY HUDSON
Opinion

Disregard teachers’ concerns at your peril, Boris

Big questions remain unanswered as schools reopen and big decisions still have to be made. The DfE must work...

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CAT SCUTT
The lockdown diary

A week in the life of Olivia Eren

Amid government fiascos and ongoing uncertainty, year 11 student, Olivia Eren opens her 'half term' lockdown diary

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OLIVIA EREN
Opinion

Short- and long-term challenges beset teacher workforce

Today, the NFER publishes its latest overview of the teacher labour market in England. Eighteen months on from the...

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JACK WORTH
Opinion

Crisis management: listen and learn from school leaders

Announcements to please narrow audiences while washing your hands of the tough choices creates division, says Mary Bousted School...

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MARY BOUSTED
Opinion

‘Back to normal’ won’t be good enough for vulnerable children

Alternative Provision has proved its unique value to the school system and new partnerships mustn’t be shelved as schools...

JL Dutaut
ANGELA RANSBY