Opinion: Academy trusts

Balanced MAT expansion is all about striking the right chords

Building resilient and transformational civic institutions requires expanding MATs to avoid an opportunistic ‘popcorn’ approach

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Dr Sam Parrett CBE
Opinion: Attendance

Attendance: Easy policy solutions are no longer enough

Our attendance woes won’t be solved by doing more of the same in the hopes of returning to the...

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Ben Jane
Opinion: Policy

The dangerous policy blind spot that’s driving workload

Policy makers have become so school-centric they can’t see the willing army of support under their noses. I know....

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Andrew Otty
Opinion: Solutions

Five simple strategies to boost vocabulary learning

Suzie Jabarian sets out five sure-fire ways to ensure students explore, understand and retain more new vocab

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Suzie Jabarian
The Knowledge

What makes some schools succeed in closing disadvantage gaps?

New research into pupil premium spending indicates some strategies may be more fruitful than others for under-resourced students

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Mark Wrangles
Opinion: Policy

When it comes to childrens’ success, Money Matters

As a new report is launched in parliament on the effects of a Manchester pilot, Jackie Crouch reflects on...

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Jackie Crouch
Opinion: Workforce

We need a plan to stop 30,000 young mathematicians going missing

Striking new research shows many promising young maths pupils give up on the subject soon after they start secondary,...

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Kathryn Greenhalgh
Opinion: Policy

Social mobility demands we learn more about no-excuses schools

Critics of no-excuses schools need more evidence for their criticisms, while policy makers should look more closely at...

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Rob Wilson
Opinion: Policy

Tutoring should be a permanent feature of our education system

Dedicated funding in the spirit of pupil premium would ensure tutoring’s benefits don’t return to being the preserve...

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Munira Wilson MP