Opinion: Solutions

How to respond to students’ questions about Israel and Palestine

Anjum Peerbacos offers some short- and longer-term ideas to ensure all teachers are able to reassure students about a…

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The Knowledge

How oracy supports vocabulary development

Voice 21’s new impact report establishes oracy as an essential part of vocabulary acquisition, explains Kathleen McBride

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Opinion: Mental health

The mobile phone ban isn’t the wrong answer. It’s the wrong problem

Smartphone use isn’t the cause of poor mental health but a symptom of a deeper malaise, says Penelope Shortland-Palmer

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Teacher training and development

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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Opinion: Academy trusts

Trusts face a reckoning over their growth plans

More interest in sponsorship of a dwindling number of schools means smaller trusts should bet on growth by other…

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Leadership and governance

How representative are your governors – and why does it matter?

Neil Collins explains why governance is improved by a diverse range of perspectives and how to start measuring how…

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The Knowledge

How do school leaders retain their most talented staff?

John Jerrim reveals the results of a new study into the importance of staff knowing and believing in their…

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Opinion
school funding

Labour’s policy will cause silent suffering for 40,000

Children and families will be forced to make difficult choices and whole schools could collapse, says Dominic Norrish

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Opinion

Solutions: How to normalise rejection in relationships education

Laura Coryton explains why talking about rejection matters and offers tips on how to prepare young people for it…

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Give heads what they need to make inclusive mainstream work

This is not about withdrawing support from children. It’s about changing the way that support is offered

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Opinion: Curriculum

Teachers need agency to thrive – we’re exploring how and why

Agency is often misinterpreted and overlooked, but giving teachers themselves more capacity to act would bring wide-ranging benefits, writes…

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The Research Leader

Alignment between leadership and governance takes work

Research shows those closest to the frontline worry more over issues like finances. This means building shared understanding is…

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Assessment

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

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

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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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