Unreformed, England’s SEN system is financially unsustainable A new report from the National Audit Office lays bare the financial crisis related to SEND provision and makes some urgent recommendations for ministers
What’s really behind teacher shortages here and abroad? A new report attempts to find the simplest explanation for why countries with teacher shortages have them while others don’t
I, teacher: The five stages to unleashing robot educators The robot teachers are coming. Here’s how their evolution is likely to play out
The Francis Review must usher in the age of digital assessment We can’t wait for a digital big bang. We must keep making incremental progress to maximise its potential for better, fairer assessment
We can start creating a broader curriculum without a review A broader, more creative curriculum doesn’t have to wait until the curriculum review has reported and its recommendations are implemented
Cutting minimum funding to plug high needs deficits is wrong Top-slicing school budgets to fill councils’ high needs black hole is already a go-to. Government must rethink backing the practice
How to get parents on board with your behaviour policy Aligning policy and parental expectations is vital in ensuring a behaviour policy is well supported at home and ultimately successful
What does employee engagement tell us about retention? Our findings show that when teachers become more emotionally engaged with their colleagues over the course of an academic year their commitment to continue working for the school meaningfully improves
Legal: How will the employment rights bill affect schools? There’s a long way to go before these proposals make it onto the statute books, but schools can already begin to plan for their effects