Opinion: Mental health

Improving wellbeing hinges on putting the right data into the right hands

New dashboards promise to better inform school leaders and communities about local young people's wellbeing

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David Gregson
The Knowledge

How do workforce views differ on pay and conditions?

New data reveals who is most – and least – satisfied with their pay, their workload and the resources...

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John Jerrim
Opinion: Solutions

Seven tips to support autistic students through exam season 

Seven tried-and-tested approaches to help autistic learners achieve their potential and have the best possible experience of exam season

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Gemma Buley
Opinion: Curriculum

The antidote to extremism is effective Religious Education

Rising social tensions leaking into our schools should be the province of a well-trained workforce of RE teachers, says...

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Sanjeev Baga
Opinion: Accountability

Can we have a better debate about school improvement?

Instead of arguing about which shade of toast is best and who burned it, can we please talk about...

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Les Walton
Opinion

Government by expectation is no way to run education

The creep from ‘schools must’ to ‘schools should’ is a sign of a government either unable or unwilling to...

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Julie McCulloch
Politics

Five policies to improve retention (while we await funding)

A new government won’t be able to dodge the issue of pay for long, but there are ways it...

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Lucy Heller
Opinion: Solutions

How to navigate unsubstantiated claims when hiring

Daniel Jennings offers advice on keeping pupils, adults and schools safe amid social media-fuelled allegations against potential recruits

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Daniel Jennings
Opinion

Another NPQ funding cut is more evidence of damaging short-termism

Years of building up a strong offer on professional development have been undermined and will hurt recruitment and retention

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Gareth Conyard