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Professional development

How to ensure staff development weathers the financial storm

Spending on staff development has slumped, says David Weston, but its crucial role in recruitment, retention and improvement can…

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David Weston

Opinion: Workforce

Can the ECF really fix our perpetual retention crisis?

A new report indicates likely improvements for the early career framework – but none is likely to make teaching…

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Becky Allen

Opinion: Workforce

Learning from other sectors to stave off a CEO exodus

Chief executive departure trends in other sectors could soon be mirrored in our own, says Alice Gregson. She offers…

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Alice Gregson

Opinion: SEND

SEND isn’t on the precipice – it’s tipped over the edge

Rising costs worsened by short-termism and under-investment have left the SEND system incapable of meeting demand, writes Alex Dale

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Alex Dale

Policy

Westminster whingers are wrong: Less schools policy is good news

Far from not caring about schools, a lack of interventionism from politicians and the public may be a sign…

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Ed Dorrell

Labour skills report

We must look past divides to meet challenges of the future

The response to our skills proposals show some are still fighting shadows when the battle for the future of…

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David Blunkett

Literacy

Reading: Consistency and firm foundations are key to success

Responding to the EEF’s recent evaluation of phonics schemes, Venessa Willms explains their place in Ark Schools’ broader approach…

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Venessa Willms

Politics

Back to the future: Labour is preparing for an education system that doesn’t exist

We need a Labour party that understands the system we have, not fighting yesterday’s battles

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Daisy Christodoulou

safeguarding

IICSA: What the sexual abuse inquiry could mean for schools

The landmark inquiry into child sexual abuse calls for reforms with important training implications for teachers, weites Malcolm Johnson

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Malcolm Johnson

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

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Opinion: Solutions

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…

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Emma Sheppard

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

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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