Opinion: Solutions

How to drive up attendance in your school

I have been in education for 23 years and leading on attendance for 15 of those across schools of...

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Beena Sisodia
The Knowledge

What is driving persistent absence in your setting?

Early findings from ImpactEd’s new research projects suggest some factors school leaders should consider when trying to improve attendance

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Owen Carter
Opinion: SEND

Our call for urgent extra SEND funding and reform

Gary Streeter MP sets out the case for the chancellor to invest quickly and substantially in SEND support

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Gary Streeter MP
Opinion: Solutions

How to respond to students’ questions about Israel and Palestine

Anjum Peerbacos offers some short- and longer-term ideas to ensure all teachers are able to reassure students about a...

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Anjum Peerbacos
Opinion: Mental health

The mobile phone ban isn’t the wrong answer. It’s the wrong problem

Smartphone use isn't the cause of poor mental health but a symptom of a deeper malaise, says Penelope Shortland-Palmer

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Penelope Shortland-Palmer
ITT

Degree apprenticeships are key to increasing and diversifying recruitment

Work to deliver the new qualification should continue at pace to meet recruitment challenges by making teaching more accessible,...

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Melanie Renowden
Opinion: Academy trusts

Trusts face a reckoning over their growth plans

More interest in sponsorship of a dwindling number of schools means smaller trusts should bet on growth by other...

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David Thomas
The Knowledge

How oracy supports vocabulary development

Voice 21's new impact report establishes oracy as an essential part of vocabulary acquisition, explains Kathleen McBride

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Kathleen McBride
The Knowledge

How do school leaders retain their most talented staff?

John Jerrim reveals the results of a new study into the importance of staff knowing and believing in their...

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John Jerrim