Opinion

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...

Freddie Whittaker
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....

Freddie Whittaker
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...

John Dickens
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
Opinion

6 ways trusts can boost teacher retention

Crunching the data from seven years of School Workforce Census let us identify the best ways that trusts can...

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SIR DAVID CARTER
Opinion

We must equip youngsters for increasingly rapid change

Why are we educating the young for the low-paid, low-productivity present, instead of the workplace challenges of the future?...

Evie Hayes
BARONESS ESTELLE MORRIS and LORD DAVID BLUNKETT
Opinion

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children need support from schools

Pupils from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds have the lowest school attainment of all ethnic groups, says Patricia Stapleton....

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PATRICIA STAPLETON
Opinion

Valuing the curriculum in its own right

If the only reason to study a subject is a passing grade, it’s no wonder that many pupils do...

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BEN NEWMARK
Opinion

It’s time to take a long view on the recruitment crisis

The government’s latest boost for new maths and physics teachers may not solve much, apart from attracting staff to...

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MARK BOYLAN