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The mobile phone ban in schools is the solution to the wrong problem

The ubiquity of smartphone use raises problems that won’t be solved by a school ban alone, writes Michael Baxter

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Mike Baxter
Politics

No smoke and mirrors can hide the parlous state of our schools

Try as they might, nothing can distract teachers from a government that’s run out of road, says Mary Bousted...

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Mary Bousted
Assessment

Are we asking the right questions on assessment?

A new AQA report proposes new assessment models for the millions left lacking critical skills by the current format

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Reza Schwitzer
Religious education

The RE Council at 50: Champions of a thoroughly modern subject

As the Religious Education Council turns 50, its chair argues that the subject is more relevant than ever in...

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Sarah Lane Cawte
Opinion: Academy trusts

When it’s done right, centralisation is collaboration

Steve Brownlow explores one of the key tensions at the heart of school trusts and how to balance agency...

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Steve Brownlow
Opinion: Academy trusts

The RAAC crisis proves the power of being in a MAT

It hasn't been a cake-walk, but the strength in depth our MAT provides has allowed us to weather the...

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James Browning
The Knowledge

What the pandemic taught us about meeting additional needs

Many more children may benefit from EHCPs - and other findings from EPI's latest analysis

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Jo Hutchinson
Opinion: Solutions

How to talk to young people about body image

Nic Ponsford provides some useful strategies to increase young people’s body confidence and empower them to be their authentic...

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Nic Ponsford
Opinion: Attendance

Lessons in attendance from special schools  

In the week that the education committee releases its report on persistent absence, Nicola Law shares insights from a...

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Nicola Law