Opinion: Accountability

High stakes? The fault is not in Ofsted but in ourselves

The biggest problem with Ofsted is the weight we attach to its reports, writes Hugh Greenway, and that’s within…

JL Dutaut
Hugh Greenway
Maths
Rishi Sunak has relaunched his plan to ensure maths is studied up to 16 in England

More maths alone won’t solve our ‘anti-maths mindset’

Changing the national narrative that maths is dry and unrewarding will require more than forcing students to sit the…

JL Dutaut
Jo Boaler and Jeffery Quaye
SRE

How to positively engage young men in the fight against misogyny

Engaging young men in conversations about gender inequality without alienating them is key to preventing Tate-style misogyny, writes Katharine…

JL Dutaut
Katharine Roddy
The Knowledge
Provision for children with SEND would be at risk if support staff numbers are cut

Why homogeneous SEND guidance lets schools and pupils down

The case of systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) demonstrates the risks of treating students with SEND as a homogeneous group,…

JL Dutaut
Dr Lila Kossyvaki
Literacy

The role of mastery in levelling the phonics playing field

An impact study shows Wellspring Academy Trust’s mastery approach to phonics is delivering for all our children and helping…

JL Dutaut
Sam Bailey
Education Reform

How Scotland delivers reform could be a lesson for us all

As a new Lords committee calls for evidence on curriculum and qualifications, Chris Pyle suggests we can learn from…

JL Dutaut
Chris Pyle
Opinion: Attendance

Persistent absence: ‘Obsessing about attendance’ is not enough

Post-Covid attendance rates signal a deeper malaise that requires more complex solutions than a punitive approach, says Jeffery Quaye…

JL Dutaut
Dr Jeffery Quaye
ChatGPT

Children misusing ChatGPT? It’s the adults you need to watch

Behind the hand-wringing over ChatGPT empowering children to cheat is a much bigger threat: adults misusing these nascent educational…

JL Dutaut
Cesare Aloisi
Opinion: SEND
A study will look at the Covid legacy for Year 11 pupils.

6 changes every leader can make for a more autism-friendly school

Marking autism acceptance week, Jo Galloway sets out six small changes every school can make to be more inclusive…

JL Dutaut
Jo Galloway

Must Read

Opinion

AI can be part of the solution to schools’ mentor capacity crisis

With a school using AI coaching, Professor Haili Hughes reveals whether others should follow suit

Freddie Whittaker
Professor Haili Hughes
Opinion: Reading

A reading target is right. Here’s how schools can make it happen

Targets and regular tests can transform outcomes, but only if schools build the systems, culture and expertise to deliver,…

John Dickens
Becks Boomer-Clark
Opinion

Leadership lessons from Southport’s darkest days

In the wake of unimaginable loss, trust leader David Clayton shares how compassion, presence and belonging came to define…

Freddie Whittaker
David Clayton

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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