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…

JL Dutaut
Matthew Kleiner-Mann
Environment

What can schools do to reduce air pollution?

New research shows air pollution’s many negative effects on schools and young people, writes Caroline Hinz, but simple, affordable…

JL Dutaut
Caroline Hinz
Inclusion

Exclusions: Mapping our way to educational equity

Too many children are falling through the cracks of our fractured system, writes Loic Menzies, yet we know what…

JL Dutaut
Loic Menzies
The Knowledge

The Knowledge: This week’s research highlights

A hidden attainment gap, retaining teaching assistants, reducing air pollution and a place for project-based learning

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
Opinion: Legal

Part-time pay: A landmark ruling for schools

A landmark ruling by the supreme court means schools and trusts should look again at their arrangements for casual…

JL Dutaut
Joanne Moseley
School budgets

Schools are facing a financial crisis – but where’s the evidence?

Ofsted’s role of reporting on school finances has withered over the years, explains Frank Norris, leaving policy makers and…

JL Dutaut
Frank Norris
SEND review

SEND review: The risks and possibilities of ministerial change

Serious concerns remain about the SEND green paper and a change at the top poses additional risks, writes Stephen…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Kingdom
Schools Bill

Why schools shouldn’t lose time preparing for academy trusts

The process of creating and joining MATs is complex and the 2030 target is likely to stay – so…

JL Dutaut
Gemma Duxbury
Tutoring

The NTP has been a nightmare – but its aims still matter 

After two years of changing the programme for the better from the inside, we will be going our own…

Samantha Booth
Tim Coulson

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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
The Curriculum Conversation

How the Francis review can solve England’s languages crisis

Arresting the decline and growing disparities in language uptake is within the grasp of the curriculum and assessment review….

JL Dutaut
Juliette Claro
Opinion: Academy trusts

How small trusts can drive a new era of sustained improvement

Labour have caused a slow-down in trust expansion, but small MATs can turn this into an opportunity to grow…

JL Dutaut
Mark Greatrex

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

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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