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PRUs shouldn’t just be part of the flowchart

England is recreating the old grammar and secondary modern system, only this time, based on behaviour not attainment, says...

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JULES DAULBY
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Here’s the Lib Dems’ vision for the school system of the future

Teachers are overworked, undervalued and underpaid and we need to resource them better, says Layla Moran, setting out the...

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LAYLA MORAN
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The edtech strategy is a great leap – but backwards

A new government edtech strategy has been released, but does it stand up to scrutiny? Tony Parkin isn’t convinced…...

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TONY PARKIN
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The school appeals system is cementing inequalities: it’s time for the government to rethink admissions

The promised review of the school admissions system needs to materialise if the government wants to fulfil its social...

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EMILY HUNT
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Schools and their pupils are clear – no one is an outsider

For the UK’s LGBT+ educators, these past few weeks have felt like going back in time. But equality is...

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MATT HOOD
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How do you make teenagers care about learning?

One approach to interest students is to focus lessons on topics they are interested in – but this demands...

Harry Fletcher-Wood
HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD
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How to teach gender-blind careers education in primary

It’s never too early for children to start thinking about their future ambitions, says Karen Follows Developing an awareness...

Leanne Edwards
KAREN FOLLOWS
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Exclusion or poor mental health: which comes first?

Children excluded from school are more likely to have poor mental health than their peers, but the direction of...

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TAMSIN FORD
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Don’t ditch internal data in inspections

School leaders will surely welcome Ofsted’s stated intention to ‘dial down’ the influence that data has on inspection outcomes...

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IAN HARTWRIGHT