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5 ways schools can support high-mobility learners

Schools could do considerably more to support in-year admissions and high-mobility learners, explains Rob Webster The lives of many...

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ROB WEBSTER
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Without more money, the EHCP dream will become a nightmare

How much does it cost to educate a child? Schools are allocated roughly £5,000 per pupil, depending on location....

Laura McInerney
LAURA MCINERNEY
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No school should be forced to rely on Amazon wishlists

Most schools are now too poor to buy all the necessary learning resources, which Patrick Hayes believes is a...

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PATRICK HAYES
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Governors are the unsung heroes of the school system

Unpaid volunteers, school governors are now often giving up as many 20 full days a year to make sure...

Emma Knights
EMMA KNIGHTS
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Banning the hijab in schools is a liberal act

Banning the hijab is actually a liberal act, suggests Dr Alka Sehgal Cuthbert I consider myself a liberal. For...

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DR ALKA SEHGAL CUTHBERT
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How to close the vocabulary gap in the classroom

Building children’s vocabularies opens doors to harder, more rewarding curriculums and lifelong learning, writes Alex Quigley, but it needs...

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ALEX QUIGLEY
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Schools need more protection against vexatious complaints

There may not be many of them, but one or two unreasonable parents can make running a school very...

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RUSSELL HOLLAND
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The OECD’s PISA gender reporting reinforces unhelpful stereotypes

The OECD’s analysis of the gender gaps in education simply regurgitates centuries of educational bias, and it’s wrong, writes...

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Markus Meier
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Are police officers in schools a force for good?

Hundreds of police officers are now based in schools but we don’t know enough about the work they do,...

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Dr AMANDA HENSHALL