The Knowledge

How to gather richer data for better inclusion

As the levers of accountability begin to pull the sector towards engagement, we must ensure our data is intentionally…

JL Dutaut
Nic Ponsford
Opinion: Workforce

It’s high time leaders held DfE to account for workload

My freedom of information request revealed something very wrong with the DfE’s interpretation of what is a reasonable ask…

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Thomas Moore
Opinion: Governance

Leaving governance out of school reform is a recipe for chaos

Agree or disagree with policy and the pace of reform, we won’t get implementation right until we respect governance…

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Emma Balchin
Opinion: Policy

Labour is sacrificing standards and choice for a quick fix

The schools bill aims to change the relationship between schools and local authorities to mitigate the SEND crisis –…

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Michael Johnson
Opinion: Legal

Legal: What changes to pay and conditions mean for academies

Employment solicitor, Heather Mitchell looks at how provisions in the schools bill could affect the academy sector

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Heather Mitchell
Opinion: Academy trusts

School improvement is too human to be codified

The idea of ‘codifying’ school improvement is an impractical distraction from our most important work

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Annette Montague
Opinion: Solutions

Year-round special schools are the radical approach we need

The capacity crisis in special schools demands radical thinking, and the 50-week special school might just be the solution…

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Mark Wilson
Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted’s consultation process is as worrying as the proposals in it

From the proposals to how they were arrived at and how they will be assessed, nothing suggests Ofsted has…

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Paul Whiteman
Opinion: Accountability

What’s in a name? Why Ofsted should do away with set descriptors 

New evaluative terms like ‘Exemplary’ and ‘Causing concern’ will be just as stifling and soon just as toxic as…

JL Dutaut
Colin Richards

Must Read

The Curriculum Conversation

How to embed oracy as the national curriculum’s ‘fourth R’

Weaving oracy through all subjects can be focal point for breathing new life into the curriculum as a whole….

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Geoff Barton
Opinion: SEND

A golden opportunity to help fix our broken SEND system

A new consultation invites schools and trusts to lead the way in fixing our broken SEND system

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Andrew O’Neill
Opinion: Policy

We can’t advise our way to school improvement

Failing to deal with legal and regulatory divisions will hamper the government’s attempts to drive up standards – but…

JL Dutaut
Matt Hood

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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