A-level results 2023

We need a funded plan to close the regional attainment gap

We know why regional gaps are growing, says Nick Harrison, so it’s time for government to start making changes

JL Dutaut
Nick Harrison
Curriculum

The IB makes teaching better – more should try it

Robert Harrison argues that the IB offers schools and teachers a richer experience than the static and repeptitive national…

JL Dutaut
Robert Harrison
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,…

JL Dutaut
James Handscombe
T levels

T Levels: The story so far and the shape of things to come

The pros, the cons, how the new qualifications are performing and how to prepare for their evolution

JL Dutaut
Lisa Morrison Coulthard
A-level results 2023

What schools need to know about clearing, and how they can help

Teachers are best placed to support students by knowing the three different clearing personas, says Clare Marchant

John Dickens
Clare Marchant
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…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Caldwell
The Knowledge

Five research findings that improved our knowledge this year

JL Dutaut picks out key insights from this year’s Schools Week research column, The Knowledge

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
Opinion: Mental health

How to get the true measure of wellbeing interventions

Anna Smee offers guidance on how to ensure increasingly necessary wellbeing measures have the desired impact

JL Dutaut
Anna Smee
Opinion: Accountability

We will not forget Ruth – and we will not let Ofsted forget her

The inspectorate’s response shows a complete lack of introspection and humility, says Edmund Barnett-Ward

JL Dutaut
Edmund Barnett-Ward

Must Read

Opinion

Gove’s traditionalists won, but now they see what was lost

Militant discipline and explicit instruction delivered higher exam grades, but the debate has moved on as pupils disengage from…

Freddie Whittaker
Jon Hutchinson
The Research Leader

Pupil premium paperwork reveals schools snub effective strategies

Our review of 550 pupil premium strategies found many schools aren’t strategic at all – which suggests leaders need…

Freddie Whittaker
Emma Dobson
Opinion

Repairs to the school-parent contract must come from the top

The situation is not irreparable, and the first small steps have already been taken towards forging a more positive…

Freddie Whittaker
Victoria Hatton

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,…

JL Dutaut
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

JL Dutaut
David Spendlove
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EXAMS

Exams

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

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

John Dickens
Sam Sykes
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,…

JL Dutaut
James Handscombe
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