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How did ‘child-centred’ dogma get established in schools?

Mary Woolley interviewed 13 veterans of history teaching, in an effort to discover how teaching has changed over the...

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How schools should handle snow days

Every time an English school is forced to take a day off for bad weather, the usual suspects ooze...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Schools mustn’t stop teaching other religions

With talk in the air that the new education secretary will deregulate faith schools, Charlotte Avery makes her plea...

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It’s time to beat the gender pay gap in schools!

Schools will soon all be obliged to publish the differences in what they pay men and women. Sameena Choudry...

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Bold Beginnings: how NOT to write an Ofsted report

The battle for the soul of reception continues, especially on social media, writes Colin Richards It is clear that...

Colin Richards
Colin Richards
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Beware the return of the grammar school zombies

Is the grammar school policy about to get a second wind? Contributing editor Laura McInerney considers the possibility and...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Senior leaders have the power to solve teacher workload

Teacher workload is an ever-present crisis, but Steve Mastin argues that it stems from bad senior leadership, not the...

Steve Mastin
Steve Mastin
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Here’s how government can alleviate teacher workload

Overwork is what stresses teachers out the most – and the DfE needs to take urgent, concrete steps, writes...

Kevin Courtney
Kevin Courtney
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What does Damian Hinds’ appointment as education secretary mean for schools?

The new education secretary shares some of his predecessor’s conciliatory instincts, but Tory red meat may be back on...

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