Opinion: Policy

We can’t advise our way to school improvement

Failing to deal with legal and regulatory divisions will hamper the government’s attempts to drive up standards – but...

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Matt Hood
The Legal Leader

What the supreme court’s ruling on ‘sex’ means for schools

It’s been represented as a consequential judgment, but the supreme court decision’s impact on schools will be limited –...

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Graham Burns and Clare Wigzell
The Curriculum Conversation

How to embed oracy as the national curriculum’s ‘fourth R’

Weaving oracy through all subjects can be focal point for breathing new life into the curriculum as a whole....

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Geoff Barton
The Research Leader

Is young people’s mental health finally recovering after Covid?

Our new report reveals grounds for optimism that the post-Covid mental health crisis is ebbing - but no room...

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Jane Lunnon and Jon Needham
Opinion: Academy trusts

Let’s put an end to the myth of academy ‘freedoms’

The "freedoms" that academies are making most use of are not the kind of freedoms we want them to...

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Sir Alan Wood
Lockdown legacies

What we’ve learned from five years of mental health support

Nothing has reversed the post-Covid rise in mental health need nationally, but our work highlights some effective practices

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Jaime Smith MBE
Opinion: Workforce

Retention: What will it take to make more schools ‘sticky’?

The latest evidence to the Teaching Commission lays bare the effects of high-stakes accountability on teacher retention

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Nansi Ellis
Opinion: Funding

The spending review must protect Labour’s CPD pledge

New analysis reveals the pledge to be a very generous one. It's imperative for Labour's opportunity mission that current...

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Marie Hamer MBE
Opinion: Funding

Labour’s opportunity mission can’t be delivered like this

Shocking new research into the impact of straitened funding shows the upcoming spending review must prioritise education

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Carl Cullinane