Opinion: SEND

Forgotten or misrepresented. Special schools deserve better policy

The role of special schools in England’s education system is contested: some claim they constitute a form of segregation...

JL Dutaut
Lauran Doak
Qualifications

Our MBacc will redress policy’s academic bias

Manchester’s new MBacc will offer young people plenty of academic and technical options at 16 – and the ability to switch between the...

JL Dutaut
Andy Burnham
Opinion: Solutions

How can schools balance wellbeing and accountability?

Ross McGill sets out the key factors for creating a resilient culture of wellbeing that can withstand the pressures...

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Ross Morrison McGill
The Knowledge

How stressed are teachers compared with other professions?

Educators won't be surprised but these numbers are harrowing, says Russell Glass

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Russell Glass
Religious education

Young people need guidance to explore their faith safely online

RE’s decline means young people are increasingly seeking answers to life’s big questions online, writes Sabah Ahmedi, and schools...

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Sabah Ahmedi
Opinion: Attendance

How new attendance guidelines could affect anxious pupils

New guidelines that could come into force from September will mean schools need a new approach for anxious pupils,...

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Stephanie Smith
Admissions

It’s time to end the scandal of religious tests for church schools

If universities behaved like this they’d face potential closure, writes Nick Hillman, so why do we accept it from...

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Nick Hillman
Opinion

It’s time to decide what our schools and teachers are for

Are schools education specialists or the front line of children’s services? Without clarity we are failing children and staff

Freddie Whittaker
Sinéad Mc Brearty
Opinion: Accountability

Accountability must focus more on improving and less on approving

The thinking that brought about our current accountability system can’t get us out of the problems it has caused,...

JL Dutaut
Les Walton