Opinion: Curriculum review

Schools need flexibility to respond to their communities’ challenges

The death of a young constituent is a powerful reminder that the curriculum must also prepare young people to...

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Dr Darren Paffey
Opinion: Edtech

Moderation of practical assessments at scale is now a reality

Our recent pilot of an AI-powered assessment tool delivered highly reliable results and a reduction in workload. Now you...

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Victoria Merrick
The Legal Leader

What does new anti-fraud legislation mean for schools?

A new law coming into force this month raises the bar in terms of how schools are expected to...

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Kamal Chauhan and Charlotte Cassells
Opinion: Solutions

Six steps for delivering a mental health peer support programme

Getting students to support each other’s wellbeing can be highly effective, but getting it right requires time and effort

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Monisha Jefcut
Opinion: SEND

Labour’s SEND reforms must put the onus back on the NHS

Conflation of ‘SEN’ and ‘SEND’ in the last set of reforms has contributed to shifting nursing responsibilities onto schools

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Emma Smith
Opinion: SEND

The select committee’s SEND report lacks practical answers

The 95 recommendations in 'Solving the SEND crisis' are expensive, time-consuming and won’t put us on a path to...

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Louise Lee
Opinion: Policy

Labour must not let parental expectations lower standards

Ministers must reinforce high expectations when they set out their home-school contract - or risk making an already tough...

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Sufian Sadiq
Stat of the nation

What’s really behind white low-income pupils’ underperformance?

A deep dive into new data reveals attention to this cohort is not just political grandstanding

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John Jerrim
Letters to the editor

This week’s best responses from our readers

Missing! A piece of the admissions puzzle. A ministerial responsibility. Support for familes. And clarity from Ofsted.

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