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25 April 2026

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What does good online teacher CPD look like?

Online professional development can be as good as face-to-face, as long as careful consideration has been given to its design and implementation, says Hannah Tyreman The Early Career Framework sets out a clear expectation for new teachers to benefit from the kind of structured professional development experienced by those working in other professions, including medicine […]

If there was an election tomorrow, who would teachers vote for?

In a world of political turmoil, teacher votes matter. For a start, there are half a million people in the profession. That’s almost one in 60 of the working population. Parents are also a hefty group. More than 8 million voters currently have children in a UK school. What teachers think about politics, and how […]

Knowledge is power – we must teach it to our children

Giving pupils access to the best that has been thought and said will ensure every child has the same advantages as the educated elite, says Rachel de Souza Five years ago, in the midst of turning around some of our high schools, I took some of our principals on a trip. Using money from some […]

Why ITE providers should deliver the early career framework

The new programme to support new teachers is a once in a generation opportunity – and ITE providers can make it a success, says James Noble-Rogers The much anticipated early career framework (ECF) to support new teachers during their first two years in the profession was published to generally warm applause by the Department for […]

How to use worked examples in the classroom

How can we use worked examples to help students see what success looks like – and participate themselves? D Royce Sadler’s classic article encouraged teachers to help students to self-monitor: to understand what they need to do and work towards achieving it, monitoring the quality of their work as they complete it. Sadler noted how […]

Not all is lost when children are excluded, for some it’s just the beginning

It’s not ok to keep talking about PRUs as hotbeds of drugs and crime – they are doing a great job providing support and education for vulnerable young people, says Sarah Dove As providers of education, we are all dedicated to giving young people the best foundations for a bright future. With fifteen years’ experience […]

Oracy is more than a tool for teaching knowledge

If we want a cohesive society, we must make sure that oracy’s power for bringing people together is not sidelined, says Kate Bowen-Viner When I was 18, I helped to facilitate debating sessions in a juvenile detention centre for boys. By listening, I learned about injustices and heartbreaks that they had suffered, as well as […]

MAT CEO pay should be judged on value for money

The real question about chief executive pay in the schools sector is whether it represents value for money, says Steve Lancashire As the chief executive of the largest primary academy trust in the country, I am paid far more than I ever thought possible growing up in Sheffield in the 1970s as the son of […]

How we’re redesigning our MAT curriculum

How do you turn commitment to the curriculum into systems, process, policy and culture? The Ormiston trust’s five-year strategy will try to answer that, says Amelia Walker One of the best moments since I joined Ormiston was overhearing a head of department say to a colleague, after a session talking about curriculum, “O Captain! My […]