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Some school leaders are taking us for fools – we need to stand up to them

The high-stakes accountability system is no excuse. Schools are funded by public money and it’s time to reclaim their...

Emma Knights
Emma Knights
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So it’s goodbye to the Education for All bill… or is it?

New laws forcing more schools to become academies will not happen in this academic year. That’s about the only...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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How to be an LGBT+ ally in schools

Posters on walls in schools don’t cut it – it’s how teachers and school leaders deal with specific incidents...

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Women need to get even – let’s ban men from school names

Is anyone bored of hearing the ways women are disadvantaged in education? I am. Commentators like me bang on...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Work experience can benefit employers as well as schools

Ask not what employers can do for your students. Ask what your students can do for employers, says Gerard...

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Respecting teachers’ professionalism

Winning friends and influencing people are important, especially when new ministers are appointed and new policies are introduced. Suggestions...

Colin Richards
Colin Richards
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We are rewarding the wrong school leaders

The UK is falling behind in international league tables because it is appointing, rewarding and recognising the wrong school...

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Independent schools want to engage with state schools but red tape abounds

Tom Hicks was thrilled when his son had the chance to play in a local under-7 football tournament. But...

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Developmentalism vs mastery: should teachers be ‘flinging mud at the wall’?

Should teachers ‘fling mud at the wall’ or should they follow a mastery approach, asks Heather Fearn There are two...

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