The Curriculum Conversation

A ‘capability’ approach should underpin a new curriculum vision

A model informed by a Nobel prize-winning economist offers a way to overcome knowledge vs skills and make curriculum…

JL Dutaut
Richard Bustin
Opinion: Politics

Phillipson must unite ministers and teachers on school standards 

Needless division between ministers and the sector threaten the government’s agenda. Here’s how to get past it

JL Dutaut
Avnee Morjaria
Opinion: Policy

The schools bill must do more on pupil movement oversight

Proposals to better monitor pupil movements are welcome, but we must identify schools where the practice is common and…

JL Dutaut
Edward Timpson
Opinion: Policy

We can’t close the disadvantage gap if we don’t know what drives it

The current index measure isn’t fit to inform policy and makes government accountability all but impossible

JL Dutaut
Jude Hillary
Opinion: Accountability

What way to better inspections? Consult our A to Z

Our alternative consultation on school inspection reform aims to map out a better route to a better destination than…

JL Dutaut
Colin Richards and Frank Norris
Opinion: SEND

Ten principles on which to build a new SEND system

Confederation of School Trust chief executive Leora Cruddas CBE sets out guiding principles for a reset of how we…

JL Dutaut
Leora Cruddas
Opinion: Curriculum review

The reforms our pro-maths students actually need

We need a new approach to maths that better supports those the subject currently leaves behind

JL Dutaut
Jill Duffy
Opinion: Estates

How to manage asbestos risks now and for the future

The presence of asbestos in school buildings remains a considerable problem for schools, so what can we do about…

JL Dutaut
Darren Phelan
Schools Bill

Government can get schools bill right by heeding CEOs’ concerns

Feedback from trust leaders reflects a more nuanced picture than just ‘for’ or ‘against’

Freddie Whittaker
Ernest Jenavs

Must Read

Opinion: Workforce

We’re backing teachers because we have a job to do together

Today’s investment is a clear sign of the government’s commitment to partnership in delivering high and rising standards for…

JL Dutaut
Bridget Phillipson
Opinion: Legal

Legal: How to manage restructuring, redundancies and industrial action

With more budget cuts on the horizon, here are some answers to the questions leaders ask us most about…

JL Dutaut
Sarah Linden
The Knowledge

How schools are evolving to meet new and persistent challenges

Our new State of the Nation in Education report is a testament to the sector’s impatience for innovation in…

JL Dutaut
Dr Kate Chhatwal

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…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Caldwell
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