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26 June 2026

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Opinion

Post COVID-19, we need a school system built on trust

Schools will reopen to a new world. They have earned the nation’s trust and should be supported to shape it, writes Mike Ion The first thing we need to come to terms with when it comes to schools reopening is that it will take time for students, teachers and parents to readjust. Whatever the ‘new […]

A week in the life of Debra Rutley

In the second instalment of our series following the impacts of lockdown on the personal and professional lives of educators, Debra Rutley opens up her #lockdowndiary

This curious revolution avoids conflict and sidesteps inequality

The second episode of Alex Beard’s The Learning Revolution for BBC Radio 4 falls short of asking the big questions about teaching’s present and future challenges, writes Melissa Benn Since he published Natural Born Learners in 2018 Alex Beard has become something of a one-man explorer of education’s near future. In this second instalment of […]

Should teachers be evaluating the impact of what they do?

A new paper looks at what we know about teachers’ evaluation skills and their impact on outcomes. Jonathan Haslam unpicks the detail The answer to this article’s titular question might seem obvious, but a new systematic review has revealed just how little we know about teachers as evaluators. According to the review, evaluation refers to […]

After lockdown, an opportunity for something even better than before

Rebuilding a culture of learning after lockdown will take intentional action, writes Peps Mccrea. Here are four key considerations for getting it right The timeline is unclear, but lockdown will eventually end. The challenges it has brought will dissipate as we return to life as before, but this second transition will be far from carefree […]

Research: Why do students value science but not want to be scientists?

With recruitment shortages and issues of representation still dogging the STEM professions, Louise Archer looks at the interventions most likely to have an impact Students say they learn interesting things in science and think that scientists do valuable work, but very few want to pursue careers in science or engineering. Over the past ten years, […]

A week in the life of Jonny Uttley

In the first of our new series following the impacts of lockdown on the personal and professional lives of educators, Jonny Uttley opens up his #lockdowndiary

We should be angry for our communities, not at them

More schools are being asked to be emergency responders in the Covid-19 crisis, but that’s been the norm at Woodside for too long, says Gerry Robinson A member of staff made a welfare check on a student today. He discovered that the family was sleeping on the floor, so he bought them all mattresses. But […]

The revolution will not be memorised

Tom Bennett is underwhelmed by a hotch-potch of futurist platitudes in the first episode of Alex Beard’s The Learning Revolution on BBC Radio 4 “A little learning is a dang’rous thing,” wrote Alexander Pope in the 18th century. “…drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.” People writing about education often remind me of this. Once […]