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The Tories have scored an own goal on universal free school meals

There is a strange sense of relief in hearing a policy you have criticised for years finally be scrapped....

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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The false freedoms of becoming an academy

Many academy heads seem to have swapped local authority and government bureaucracy for strict trust controls, says Christopher Toye...

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Why shouldn’t I call my friend a c***? The case for philosophy GCSE

An encounter in the school canteen convinced George Duoblys of the need for a philosophy GCSE. It would help...

George Duoblys
George Duoblys
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First they came for the teaching assistants…

The reality of budget cuts for many teaching assistants are proposed new contracts and a loss of up to...

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Headteacher boards are not corrupt

The editorial last week led to more responses than any other in Schools Week’s history. Here, one headteacher board...

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Headteacher boards ARE corrupt but can be fixed – just like Gove fixed GCSEs

The editorial last week led to more responses than any other in schools week’s history. One headteacher board member...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Academy ‘members’ have too much power – but it’s not their fault

Those in charge of multi-academy trusts are not power-mad, says Alison Critchley – but government needs to be clearer...

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What would it cost to maintain current school spending levels?

Protecting schools from cuts will not come cheap, says Luke Sibieta, so the political parties must be clear on...

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How to motivate your GCSE pupils

The messages that teachers and school leaders give students about the value of GCSEs does have an impact, says...

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