Labour party conference
Bridget Phillipson

Labour conference: A whirlwind and a ray of hope

Ed Reza Schwitzer gives us a taste of being an edu-policy wonk at a crucial conference for the Labour…

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Ed Reza Schwitzer
Labour party conference

Labour’s vision for schools: Running towards the challenges

Labour’s vision for education is one that looks to the future rather than the past and to fairness rather…

JL Dutaut
Bridget Phillipson
Opinion
ITT training targets could be missed this year, DfE figures show

Our reforms will ensure quality and rigour in teacher training

Minister Jonathan Gullis says controversial ITT review will eradicate ‘variation’ in the market

Freddie Whittaker
Jonathan Gullis
Young carers

Census 2023: Do you know who your young carers are?

January sees the launch of the first formal attempt to identify young carers nationally, explains Andy McGowan, and here’s…

JL Dutaut
Andy McGowan
Sexual abuse

Sexual abuse: A growing threat we fight together

A huge spike in self-generated material since Covid shows the urgency of tackling online sexual abuse and the importance…

JL Dutaut
Sarah Blight
The Knowledge

The Knowledge: This week’s research highlights

How to accelerate reading progress, how evidence-based policy can reinforce injustice, how screen time can lead to healthier outcomes,…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
Inclusion

Exclusions: Don’t let idealism get in the way of improvement

Zero-exclusions is an admirable idea but it’s a distraction – we need funding to tackle the issues behind disruptive…

JL Dutaut
Neil Miller
Schools Bill

Dear Liz, Time for an academisation L-turn

Local authorities, not the Department for Education, should take charge of hiring and firing MATs, writes Joe Hallgarten

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Joe Hallgarten
Schools Bill

What the education sector can learn from Love Island 

The schools bill is on hold but schools and trusts are already playing the field, says Matthew Kleiner-Mann. Here’s…

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Matthew Kleiner-Mann

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…

JL Dutaut
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…

JL Dutaut
Michael Cater

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

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
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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