Opinion

Tom Bennett’s report on behaviour misses the opportunity to talk about how edtech can help schools to manage behaviour, says John Roberts Tom Bennett’s behaviour review is spot-on in many ways. Not least his insistence on a strongly defined school “culture and ethos”. Leaders must define a clear behaviour policy that is communicated to the […]

In the United States, two brothers are considered king of the national sport, American football. Peyton and Eli Manning have sweated, toe-to-toe, often fighting one another for 20 years. They are the only brothers to play the key position of quarterback in the Superbowl – the grand final watched by more than 100 million people. […]

The government are proposing to make SATs for 7 year-olds optional and bring back the reception test. So far, so exciting. But there are a few other nuggets in the consultation document, out today, which are worth exploring. These are the ones not likely to make headlines on their own.   1. A shift away […]

We now await the government’s grammar school white paper. There is a tussle of views: will it be before the pre-election campaign period starts or will ministers wait until after Article 50 and the union conferences? (Or, perhaps, will they use those two as cover and slip it out in the middle, thus proving they […]