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School places

More than half of schools did not complete a government catch-up programme for reception children

School places: London’s challenge could soon be everyone’s

A new report reveals that a surplus of school places could cause massive disruption to London’s schools, says Ian…

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Ian Edwards

Strikes

Strikes: Legal changes make preparation challenging

New regulations and a bill wending its way through parliament at speed are making preparing for strikes more challenging,…

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Andrea Squires

SEND review

No, Mr McArdle. The SEND system is not a game we play

A recent Schools Week interview with DfE SEND expert, Tony McArdle gives a rare insight into the minds of…

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Tania Tirraoro and Matt Keer

History

How to mark Holocaust Memorial Day justly and sensitively

Our work to teach the Holocaust shows we can do justice to this dark chapter of history while being…

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Ranvir Lally

The Knowledge

Could Tik Tok connect young people to nature?

Mobile technologies and social media aren’t necessarily the barrier to young people’s access to the outside world we perceive…

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Jack Reed

Localism

How the north east will seize devolution to tackle child poverty

Our combined authority is leading the way in bringing a fragmented system back together to support schools in mitigating…

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Adrian Dougherty

Localism

MATs are local and need to be part of local strategic partnerships

New research shows the important role MATs can play for their localities, writes Jonathan Crossley-Holland, but obsctacles remain on…

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Jonathan Crossley-Holland

ChatGPT

AI allows us to assess differently – and we should

Recent developments in AI technology show that we need to rethink what we assess and how we assess it,…

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Priya Lakhani

ChatGPT

ChatGPT: Why AI should be banned from assessment and regulated

Integrating AI into education is inevitable but exams should be preserved and the technology tightly regulated, writes Daisy Christodoulou

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Daisy Christodoulou

Must Read

Opinion: Edtech

AI bias poses serious risks for learners with SEND

The promise of personalised learning masks very real risks that demand careful attention from educators and policymakers

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Michael Finlay

Opinion: Curriculum

What teachers want from a reformed English GCSE

The dialogue surrounding curriculum reform in England, particularly within GCSE English, remains as essential as ever. Recent insights from…

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Leandri Dannhauser

Opinion: Teaching Commission

Here’s how we can finally begin to fix the teacher supply crisis

If we’re going to hang on to more of them, then teachers need a better deal than summer respite…

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Baroness Mary Bousted

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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