Opinion

Why the DfE’s plan to spend £2.3m on cost-cutting consultants is a great deal for schools

My twitter timeline heated up a bit last night when I saw quite a lot of negativity to the...

Alix Robertson
MICON METCALFE
Opinion

GCSE 2018 Variability Charts: Are Your Results Normal?

GCSE results are out. Each year Ofqual produces boring-sounding variability charts. It sounds dull but they show how many...

Laura McInerney
LAURA MCINERNEY
Opinion

Why inset days should be like a driving awareness course

Teachers should get excited about inset days – after all, they’re a luxury most professionals don’t get, says Karen Wespieser,...

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KAREN WESPIESER
Opinion

When did ‘knowledge-rich’ and ‘enquiry-based’ learning become mutually exclusive?

‘Knowledge-rich’ and ‘enquiry-based’ learning are not mutually exclusive – the government is pursuing a high-risk strategy by allowing ideology...

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SANDRA LEATON GRAY
Opinion

More exclusions are definitely NOT the answer

Jules Daulby hits back against the claim that the number of pupils being excluded from mainstream schools might be...

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JULES DAULBY
Opinion

Is this the real exclusions ‘scandal’ – leaving too many kids in mainstream?

How can the education committee claim the current level of school exclusions is too high, when no one even...

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JOHN BLAKE
Opinion

Teacher pay scales are essential – here’s why

With the government having announced the teacher pay rises for 2018-19, Mary Bousted explains why she thinks centralised pay...

Mary Bousted
MARY BOUSTED
Opinion

Beware the government’s sleight of hand on academy finances

The government’s new method for calculating school budgets obscures the true number of schools in financial deficit, explains Jon Andrews...

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JON ANDREWS
Opinion

Scrap national pay scales and let schools decide

With school leaders and teachers frustrated about the government’s delay in announcing teacher pay rises, Mark Lehain makes the...

Mark Lehain
MARK LEHAIN