Schools

Four government priorities to support a sector-led system

Our fragile system only needs ministers to provide strategy and vision on four core missions to build its resilience,…

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Opinion

Braverman’s dangerous rhetoric puts pupils at risk

Everyone in education has good cause to resist the home secretary’s dangerous words on immigration, says Daniel Kebede

JL Dutaut
Daniel Kebede
Opinion

The mobile phone ban in schools is the solution to the wrong problem

The ubiquity of smartphone use raises problems that won’t be solved by a school ban alone, writes Michael Baxter

JL Dutaut
Mike Baxter
Opinion: Attendance

Lessons in attendance from special schools  

In the week that the education committee releases its report on persistent absence, Nicola Law shares insights from a…

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Nicola Law
Politics

No smoke and mirrors can hide the parlous state of our schools

Try as they might, nothing can distract teachers from a government that’s run out of road, says Mary Bousted…

JL Dutaut
Mary Bousted
Opinion: Solutions

How to talk to young people about body image

Nic Ponsford provides some useful strategies to increase young people’s body confidence and empower them to be their authentic…

JL Dutaut
Nic Ponsford
Opinion: Academy trusts

Joining a MAT helped us rebuild trust and re-imagine success   

Being brokered to a MAT after a poor Ofsted showing was not the unpleasant experience some had feared, says…

JL Dutaut
Melanie Hall-Judd
The Knowledge

What the pandemic taught us about meeting additional needs

Many more children may benefit from EHCPs – and other findings from EPI’s latest analysis

JL Dutaut
Jo Hutchinson
Assessment

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

JL Dutaut
Reza Schwitzer

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Opinion

How we help SEND students gain qualifications and independence

Close communication, working on life skills and connecting with the wider community are among the ways Launceston’s alternative resource…

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Matthew Thompson
Opinion

When everyone is SEND trained inclusion is part of your culture

Julie Prentice shares five things she and trust colleagues learned from developing a SEND training model over the past…

Samantha Booth
Julie Prentice
Opinion

More work is need to tackle fragmentation in teacher development

The decision of the Teacher Development Trust to become part of the Chartered College is exciting, but it shows…

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Sam Twiselton

EXAMS

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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Sam Sykes
Assessment

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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Reza Schwitzer
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