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Top tips for managing transport in schools

Transport safety in schools is about a lot more than an annual service of the school minibus, says Surekha...

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SUREKHA GOLLAPUDI
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Ofsted’s evidence is so unfounded that their case for retaining grades collapses

Ofsted’s defence of its four-point grading scheme in its recent paper (Retaining the current grading system in education, April...

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FRANK COFFIELD
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Which types of school are more likely to off-roll students?

It seems impossible that nearly 50,000 pupils disappeared from schools last year for no apparent reason. But this is...

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SHONA GALT
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Who needs coding when it’s pupil safety that matters?

Schools would be better using their limited edtech resources to help pupils to stay safe and develop as informed...

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LAURA LARKE
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What does a ‘high quality’ ITE curriculum look like?

Successful ITE curricula are co-designed and co-taught across a partnership, says Jan Rowe Ofsted’s recent attempt to confirm what...

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JAN ROWE
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Too many children are disappearing from school rolls

There are still too many unexplained exits from schools, at a level that cannot be in the best interests...

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JO HUTCHINSON
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SATs are the fairest way to judge pupil progress

Teachers and pupils should not have any reason to be stressed about SATs, and it is up to headteachers...

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CASSIE YOUNG
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Keeping schools mentally healthy: sometimes young people just need to talk

Sometimes young people just want to talk, says Lisa Fathers, who explains how the devolved administration in Greater Manchester...

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LISA FATHERS
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If schools want more money from government, they must use funds efficiently

The government’s scheme for providing financial advice to schools is helping them redirect more resources to the frontline, argues...

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LORD THEODORE AGNEW