Opinion: SEND

Solutions: Breaking down barriers for students with SEND

Putting the needs of pupils with SEND at the heart of every decision is key to improving attendance, mental...

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Ben Mallinson
Opinion: SEND

How trusts can take the lead on speech and language provision

Our in-house speech and language service is helping our pupils, our staff, and taking pressure off the system for...

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Kylie Rio-Wood
Opinion: Leadership

The moral panic over school prayer exposes our double standards

National turmoil over prayer in schools reveals a glaring Islamophobia at the heart of some people’s concept of Britishness

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Nadeine Asbali
Manifesto 2024

Care, resilience, welfare and trust: Building the schools sector we need

Opening our new feature on the sector’s priorities for the next general election, Leora Cruddas outlines the MAT representative...

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Leora Cruddas
Opinion: Policy

Why stop at health? Passport data would be useful too

After Labour’s ‘big brother’ proposal to link health and education data, Tim Leunig suggests we can – and should...

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Tim Leunig
The Knowledge

Can oracy be reliably assessed?

A new report explores the use of new models of assessment to make oracy a reliably measurable part of...

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Amanda Moorghen
The Legal Leader

How schools can be proactive amid rising parent complaints

Amid growing concerns about rising parental complaints of an increasingly vexatious nature, Victoria Hatton explains how school leaders can...

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Victoria Hatton
Ed tech

Our plan to ensure schools benefit from the AI revolution

Academies minister Baroness Barran sets out what the government is doing to help schools seize the 'endless opportunities' of...

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Baroness Barran
The Knowledge

What is the ‘second transition’ and why does it matter for attendance?

A new report highlights a second transition point which may be particularly important for secondary schools to improve attendance

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Owen Carter