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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
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No to cost-cutting, yes to optimisation

There is an important distinction between efficiency in the context of austerity and the optimisation of available resources, says...

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STEPHEN MORALES
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Improving the oral language skills of disadvantaged pupils

One barrier common to disadvantaged pupils across our trust is poor oral language and communication skills on entry. Aspirer...

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JO ASHCROFT
Opinion

These children need more than a system of escalating consequences

Ofsted’s new framework must recognise the enormous hurdles that some children have to overcome – and inspectors must make...

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BECKY WHITE