Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted reform should focus on inspection reliability first

Our new research casts doubt on the reliability of 'Inadequate' Ofsted judgments, explains Sam Sims, but any attempt at...

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Sam Sims
Opinion

The online safety bill leaves schools exposed

Schools can do plenty to teach children and families about online harms, says Diana Young, but government is ultimately...

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Diana Young
Opinion: Solutions

How schools can protect against cyber attacks

Increasing concerns about cybersecurity are justified, says Jamie Moles, but there’s plenty schools can do to protect themselves and...

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Jamie Moles
School improvement

21st-Century learning saved our deprived school

Rescuing Richmond Academy from poor performance meant ditching ideologies and trying something new, explains Rachael Howell

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Rachael Howell
Politics

What Labour can learn from visiting trusts like ours

Guy Shears reflects on the shadow education minister’s visit to one of his schools and what he hopes it...

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Guy Shears
Child poverty

Dear Amanda. I’m reporting a serious safeguarding concern

An anonymous director of education calls out ‘the big ask’ from schools and calls on chief inspector, Amanda Spielman...

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Anonymous
Opinion

The Knowledge. How to benefit from all oracy has to offer

Oracy is a growing priority for teachers and our new impact report shows why that’s right and how to...

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Amy Gaunt
SEND review

No, Mr McArdle. The SEND system is not a game we play

A recent Schools Week interview with DfE SEND expert, Tony McArdle gives a rare insight into the minds of...

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Tania Tirraoro and Matt Keer
Opinion: Sustainability

Sustainability: Piecemeal progress will open a ‘green gap’

Some progress has been made towards key goals in the DfE’s sustainability strategy, say Keya Lamba and Shweta Bahri,...

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Shweta Bahri and Keya Lamba