Opinion: Workforce

The ‘Tripadvisor for schools’ government should be creating

Too many toxic schools have been affecting retention and wellbeing for too long, writes Tom Rogers, but we can…

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Tom Rogers
Covid

Why schools’ pandemic lessons are not just for the children

Schools have contributed a huge amount to our pandemic understanding and readiness for the future, write the leaders of…

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Patrick Nguipdop-Djomo and Punam Mangtani
The Knowledge

Research: So…what has the pandemic changed?

As teachers prepare to start enjoying their holidays again, Iain Ford delves into Teacher Tapp research to pick out…

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Iain Ford
uniform
school uniform bill

Uniform discipline can help families through this crisis

Uniform was already too expensive before the cost-o-living crisis, writes Jo Tyler, but we can reduce costs and get…

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Jo Tyler
Physical education
summer schools

More investment in sport and PE requires more accountability

Renewal of the PE and Sport Premium for another academic year is welcome, writes Gary Palmer, but we need…

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Gary Palmer
Schools Bill
sprinklers

While the schools bill crashes, it’s our schools that burn

The smouldering wreckage of the schools bill suggests this government is even more tired than the teachers it keeps…

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Mary Bousted
Cabinet reshuffle

The PM’s carelessness leaves the DfE with a crisis of competence

A new education secretary inherits a long list of pressing matters and there’s no sign the merry-go-round will stop…

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Geoff Barton
early years

Bridging the gap with early years for a fairer start for all

Our pilot is proving that schools’ involvement in the early years makes academic and financial sense, writes Katie Oliver,…

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Katie Oliver
The Knowledge

How can we nurture teachers’ superpowers?

There are clear ways to develop impactful teacher expertise, writes Sarah Bagshaw McCormick, and merely observing colleagues’ ‘superpowers’ isn’t…

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Sarah Bagshaw-McCormick

Must Read

Labour’s first year

We’ve laid the foundations. Now we build

Education secretary says her government’s work so far is just the beginning, and here’s what comes next …

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Bridget Phillipson
Labour’s first year

Engaging trusts is key to the opportunity mission’s success

Ministers have shown they can listen to the sector. More of that will be necessary as the details of…

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Leora Cruddas
Labour’s first year

SEND: Hope still prevails, but Labour must learn to listen

Treating the specialist and alternative sectors as afterthoughts means ministers have missed chances to progress towards a more inclusive…

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Dr Nic Crossley

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,…

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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
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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,…

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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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