Opinion: Attendance

Absenteeism: How we’ll rebuild a culture of school attendance

A combination of artificial intelligence and thoughtful nudges could turn the dial on worsening post-pandemic absenteeism, writes Arfan Ismail

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Arfan Ismail
The Knowledge

Covid toll: What we’ve learned about teacher anxiety

New research reveals the extent of the Covid pandemic’s impact on teacher anxiety levels and how different groups have…

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John Jerrim
Opinion: Policy

Oak is a symptom of curriculum mediocrity, not the treatment

Off-the-peg curricula are the wrong answer to a problem caused by political failure and will only perpetuate the perma-crisis,…

JL Dutaut
Carolyn Roberts
early years

Making a success of early years provision on school sites

Working with early years settings to develop a consistency and familiarity benefits children, families and providers, explains Rebecca Bierton

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Rebecca Bierton
Opinion: SEND

SEND inclusion: High time some schools did some soul-searching

Everyone knows a school with a reputation for being ‘good with SEND’, write Caroline Barlow and Simon Smith, but…

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Caroline Barlow and Simon Smith
Funding

Autumn statement: Savings are possible – with care

Substantial falls in school rolls present Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt with an opportunity to save, writes Luke Sibieta,…

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Luke Sibieta
Funding
school funding

School trusts don’t just need cash, they need certainty too

The impact of recent cost pressures and government uncertainty on MAT finances is laid bare in new Confederation of…

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Leora Cruddas
Funding

DEEP: How are MATs managing their finances

The Education Policy Institute’s DEEP survey is uncovering patterns and differences in the ways multi-academy trusts allocate resources, explains…

JL Dutaut
Bobbie Mills
Inclusion

Six tips for equality, diversity and inclusion in the curriculum

Simple steps can make the core educational values of quality, diversity and inclusion part of the fabric of your…

JL Dutaut
Danielle Scrase

Must Read

Opinion: Policy

The House of Lords must protect academy freedoms

Hopes lie with peers that they can prevent the worst of this bill’s foreseeable consequences – and its…

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Meg Powell-Chandler
Opinion: Solutions
mental health

How to mitigate disadvantage in the classroom

We must get under the bonnet of disadvantage as it applies to individuals to have any chance of mitigating…

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Finola Wilson
Opinion: Workforce

The sector has taken another big step in parent-teacher support

Developments at the National Education Union’s conference give hope that we may soon stem the flow of parents out…

JL Dutaut
Emma Sheppard

ITT

ITT

Degree apprenticeships are key to increasing and diversifying recruitment

Work to deliver the new qualification should continue at pace to meet recruitment challenges by making teaching more accessible,…

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Melanie Renowden
ITT

ITT: Which is the odd one out?

The deeply flawed ITT reforms are a threat to sustainable teacher supply for purely ideological purposes, writes David Spendlove

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David Spendlove
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EXAMS

Exams

How sitting an exam re-affirmed my respect for our students

I still believe exams to be the best way of testing academic knowledge and understanding but they’re no bagatelle,…

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James Handscombe
Exams
The number of penalties handed out to students caught cheating has risen for a second year

The stereotype that could be feeding exam anxiety

The ‘snowflake’ stereotype is damaging and unjustified, but a more pervasive idea may be perpetuating exam anxiety, says Stephen…

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Stephen Caldwell
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