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The Knowledge

Can teaching through languages improve overall outcomes?

A new longitudinal study shows teaching subjects in foreign languages could benefit all learners

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Judith Woodfield

Opinion: Attendance

Covid has broken the old habit of going to school

What lessons can we learn from the past about driving attendance up?

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Daisy Christodoulou

Opinion: Curriculum

We must make space for applied learning in the curriculum

We have over-balanced education towards academic learning to the detriment of vital skills

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Justine Greening

Opinion: Accountability

Reforming accountability hinges on lowering the stakes

We won’t fix inspection until we reform the consequences of inspection, argues Loic Menzies

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Loic Menzies

Opinion: Accountability

What schools gain from SIAMS’s supportive model of inspection

SIAMS gives governors a unique way to evaluate school culture focused on its character and values

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Kevin Campbell-Wright

Opinion: Accountability

Thinking beyond Ofsted is now mainstream and success beckons

The Beyond Ofsted inquiry shows that was once radical is now within reach

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Caroline Derbyshire

Opinion: Solutions

Three ways to bridge the digital divide

Every school and every pupil can keep pace with rapid technological progress regardless of their finances or starting points,…

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Carrie Anne Philbin

Opinion: Mental health

How local collaboration is helping us tackle the mental health crisis

West Yorkshire provides a perfect example of how a joined-up local response can beat the postcode lottery of mental…

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Helen McGlinchey

Opinion: Mental health

What is maths anxiety and how can teachers reduce it?

Learning mathematics can be hard. Teaching mathematics – and teaching it well – can be harder still. My latest…

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C. Rashaad Shabab

Must Read

Opinion

How we help SEND students gain qualifications and independence

Close communication, working on life skills and connecting with the wider community are among the ways Launceston’s alternative resource…

Samantha Booth

Matthew Thompson

Opinion

When everyone is SEND trained inclusion is part of your culture

Julie Prentice shares five things she and trust colleagues learned from developing a SEND training model over the past…

Samantha Booth

Julie Prentice

Opinion

More work is need to tackle fragmentation in teacher development

The decision of the Teacher Development Trust to become part of the Chartered College is exciting, but it shows…

Freddie Whittaker

Sam Twiselton

EXAMS

Assessment

University clearing: How teachers can support students

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

John Dickens

7mo

Sam Sykes

7mo

Assessment

Are we asking the right questions on assessment?

A new AQA report proposes new assessment models for the millions left lacking critical skills by the current format

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Reza Schwitzer

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