Opinion

Schools provide much more than academic learning, and home education shouldn’t mean students miss out on the important aspect of character development, writes Rachael Hunter With the announcement of school closures came a raft of online materials to support parents with home learning. Three weeks on, schools are already settling into providing students with work, […]

As schools’ attention naturally shifts from crisis management to establishing new norms, Giancarlo Brotto offers some insights on how to build sustainably The urgency of school closures meant that many children were sent home with a hard copy learning pack to keep them going for a short period. But when the activities in the packs […]

At this time of rapid and dramatic change for teachers, the best solution is to keep calm and carry on with what we know works. Daniel Muijs, Dominique Sluijsmans and their co-authors draw on their forthcoming book, Lessons for Learning: 12 Building Blocks for Effective Teaching to set out what that is The sudden switch […]

Our research shows old inequalities persist and could get worse while new ones are emerging we didn’t suspect, writes Baz Ramaiah A history teacher of mine used to say: “There are decades where nothing happens; and then there are weeks where decades happen.” For teachers, the last few weeks have felt like the latter. What […]

Faultlines are emerging in the home-based school system, but there are ways to protect families and teachers from the aftershocks, writes Dr Sarah Charles Educational technology’s potential for positive impact is plain for all to see, but parents and teachers alike are quickly learning its limitations. After the task of managing the initial, massive shock […]

The school system finds itself in uncharted territory, but it has its moral compass to fall back on and an opportunity to explore new horizons, writes Hannah Wilson What the world needs now is values. As hubs, leaders and role models for our children and communities, all the more so the world of education. This […]

School leaders are asked to manage their own stress and that of their school communities, often with little support. Rachel Lofthouse explores a promising avenue for a more sustainable situation School leaders are managing the necessary radical adaptations caused by Covid-19 and later, they will have to deal with the long-term fallout. Finding ways to […]

Headteachers are ultimately in charge of who accesses their schools but better guidance is needed quickly, writes Esther Maxwell The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world on its head. Daily life has been significantly changed for almost every single person and businesses have had to close their doors temporarily. For schools however, the situation hasn’t […]

Never has so much been asked of school leaders. Mike Armiger sets out how they can protect themselves now and for the long term It is a time of great uncertainty and challenge for everyone in our community and across the public sector. The focus on the developing crisis that is required of us is […]