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Science capital can be built!

Researchers have identified “science capital” as a major factor they believe influences pupils’ decisions to study science at higher...

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From courtroom to classroom…

Early last year, Joanne Crossley hung up her wig and joined Teach First at 46. It was a shock...

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How schools should be preparing for GDPR

New data laws come into force next May; Theresa Kerr explains how to comply A lot of schools are...

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Greening’s taking education back to the 80s

This time last year, education was going back to the 1950s with grammar schools as the idea in vogue....

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Katie Hopkins is not a suitable speaker for schools

The ASCL recommendation that Katie Hopkins be allowed to speak in schools, as long as alternative views are presented,...

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Ofsted is right about the knowledge-rich curriculum

The inspectorate doesn’t always get things right, says Mark Lehain, but its latest review is important Ofsted gets a lot...

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How and when money matters in education

We shouldn’t just throw money at the system, says Luke Sibieta; we have to use it smartly. School funding...

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Is pushing the cadets really in pupils’ best interests?

Cadet units are not a social panacea but a recruitment tool, says Emma Sangster An interim report praising the...

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All aboard the ‘Skills Revolution’! (Even you, Mr Gibb)

“The Conservative Party has got a major problem when its own secretary of state for education is on the...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney