Professional development

The ECF’s problem isn’t workload. Workload is the ECF’s

New YouGov polling what teachers really mean when they say workload is an issue for the early career framework,…

JL Dutaut
Marie Hamer
Artificial Intelligence

Keegan is right to back AI to reduce teacher workload

Ministerial announcements on reducing teacher workload are nothing new, writes Ed Reza Schwitzer, but Keegan’s bet that AI can…

JL Dutaut
Ed Reza Schwitzer
Opinion

It’s time to decide what our schools and teachers are for

Are schools education specialists or the front line of children’s services? Without clarity we are failing children and staff

Freddie Whittaker
Sinéad Mc Brearty
LGBT+

Solutions: A whole-trust approach to LGBTQ+ safeguarding

Evie Cryer reflects on the gains Oasis Community Learning has made in safeguarding LGBTQ+ pupils and staff by creating…

JL Dutaut
Evie Cryer
Teacher pay

Are we now experiencing a cost-of-teaching crisis?

New research into how the cost-of-living crisis is impacting the school workforce reveals the stark realities of a dysfunctional…

JL Dutaut
Storm Postlethwaite
Careers

Making careers visible is the secret to success for many pupils

We must unpick why so many students end up excluded from potential careers simply because they don’t know about…

JL Dutaut
Nic Ponsford
Opinion: Curriculum

How diversifying our curriculum made English engaging again

There’s no reason for any school to miss out on the joyful results – for pupils and staff –…

JL Dutaut
Joy Mbakwe
ChatGPT

Government must do more to regulate AI in education

Lack of a clear government strategy to ensure safe exploration of AI in education puts children at significant risk…

JL Dutaut
Victoria Nash
Extra-curricular

Solutions: 10 ways schools can save on residentials

Adila Rose sets out some practical tips for reducing the cost of residentials so that all learners can access…

JL Dutaut
Adila Rose

Must Read

Opinion

What we learned from four Ofsted report card inspections

If the renewed framework can play a role in supporting our own high expectations, then we welcome it with…

Freddie Whittaker
Andrew Rigby
Opinion

We need your input to ensure NPQs provide the skills needed in schools 

The demands on leaders are shifting, and the frameworks that support them have to move too. Evidence and practice…

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Herminder Channa
Opinion

Why digital transformation must be a priority for schools in 2026

AI tools to improve teaching, workloads, admin and pupil results are all here – the challenge is to implement…

Freddie Whittaker
Chris Thackray

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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