Assumed knowledge: A hidden barrier to social mobility Knowledge of ‘how the system works’ stacks opportunity in favour of the most well-off. New analysis reveals how the government can overcome this obstacle
Understanding the childhood origins of social mobility How disadvantage translates to poorer outcomes is more complex than sometimes portrayed, reveals our new report
How to ditch teacher appraisal – and what to do instead Using a tool for development that was actually designed for accountability was hindering our improvement aims. Here’s what we’re doing instead
Let’s acknowledge the cost of our knowledge-rich ambition Nick Gibb is unrepentant, but his vision has hollowed out the curriculum, educational experience and the very definition of knowledge
What new data tells us about hours spent at school Our new report delves for the first time on the length of the school week in schools across the country and its relationship with attainment
Three ways Labour can remove barriers to local leadership To deliver a locally responsive education system, Labour must reform potent incentives that work against it
Unfinished business: Tim Brighouse, the curriculum review and me Sir Tim Brighouse’s long-time friend and colleague Mick Waters reflects on what the educational giant would have said to Becky Francis’s ‘mammoth task’
Oracy must become as essential as literacy or numeracy The oracy commission’s final report calls for oracy to become the ‘fourth R’ of modern education’s emancipatory missions
Three reasons this week’s STRB letter is game-changing for women Long-running campaigns have been ackowledged and action will surely follow on fair pay and conditions