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Opinion: SEND

Three more councils have been slammed by inspectors over systemic SEND failings

SEND: Why we’re going beyond inclusion to belonging

With the SEND review in the balance, Marios Solomonides explains why his trust is taking matters into its own…

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Marios Solomonides

NTP

NTP: Better, faster evaluation data is now urgent

An absence of positive and compelling evidence is putting the tutoring programme at risk, writes Adam Alagiah-Glomseth

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Adam Alagiah-Glomseth

Higher education access

Equality of opportunity requires a united education sector

New school-university partnerships could reshape the sector’s capacity and boost equality of opportunity, explains John Blake

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John Blake

Conservative Party Conference

“Brilliant!” Gullis warms the fringe of an icy Tory conference

Gallows humour and Gullis high spirits gave welcome light relief from the open warfare on the floor of this…

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Jonathan Simons

School budgets

Budget crisis: How to save money by tailoring your tech

A six-month cap on energy prices still leaves schools with higher costs and an uncertain future, writes Al Kingsley,…

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Al Kingsley

School Leadership

How leadership matters to learning (and how it doesn’t)

We needed to discard much theorising that was backed by poor evidence, write Stuart Kime and Jack Deverson, but…

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Stuart Kime and Jack Deverson

The Knowledge

The Knowledge: This week’s research highlights

Teachers’ confidence in teaching sex and relationships education, parental abuse, children’s happiness, and milk money

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Climate change

Climate anxiety is real – and here’s how you can help us

Climate anxiety is on the rise among young people, writes Sophia Papasouliotis, but schools can help to lower the…

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Sophia Papasouliotis

Behaviour

Respect for rights is our secret ingredient for great behaviour

Great behaviour in our socioeconomically deprived schools is no surprise, writes Kulvarn Atwal. It’s the result of a deep…

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Kulvarn Atwal

Must Read

Opinion: Governance

Local governance is key to community cohesion

This volunteers’ week, let’s pledge to better support our governors as the community champions they are in these times…

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Emma Balchin

Opinion: Governance

How we’re bucking the trend and recruiting great governors

Amid a national shortage of governors, here’s how our group has had success in recruiting and retaining professionals who…

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Jenny Pharo

Opinion: Policy

Working-class kids don’t need fixing – our system does

Here’s how Labour can finally deliver on its decades-long promise of a truly comprehensive and inclusive system – and…

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Michael Cater

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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