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Professional development

How to ensure staff development weathers the financial storm

Spending on staff development has slumped, says David Weston, but its crucial role in recruitment, retention and improvement can…

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David Weston

Opinion: Workforce

Can the ECF really fix our perpetual retention crisis?

A new report indicates likely improvements for the early career framework – but none is likely to make teaching…

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Becky Allen

Opinion: Workforce

Learning from other sectors to stave off a CEO exodus

Chief executive departure trends in other sectors could soon be mirrored in our own, says Alice Gregson. She offers…

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Alice Gregson

Opinion: SEND

SEND isn’t on the precipice – it’s tipped over the edge

Rising costs worsened by short-termism and under-investment have left the SEND system incapable of meeting demand, writes Alex Dale

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Alex Dale

Policy

Westminster whingers are wrong: Less schools policy is good news

Far from not caring about schools, a lack of interventionism from politicians and the public may be a sign…

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Ed Dorrell

Labour skills report

We must look past divides to meet challenges of the future

The response to our skills proposals show some are still fighting shadows when the battle for the future of…

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David Blunkett

Literacy

Reading: Consistency and firm foundations are key to success

Responding to the EEF’s recent evaluation of phonics schemes, Venessa Willms explains their place in Ark Schools’ broader approach…

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Venessa Willms

Politics

Back to the future: Labour is preparing for an education system that doesn’t exist

We need a Labour party that understands the system we have, not fighting yesterday’s battles

Schools Week Reporter

Daisy Christodoulou

safeguarding

IICSA: What the sexual abuse inquiry could mean for schools

The landmark inquiry into child sexual abuse calls for reforms with important training implications for teachers, weites Malcolm Johnson

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Malcolm Johnson

Must Read

Opinion: Solutions

Five do-now strategies to ease the Year 7 dip

Here’s what we’ve learned from our programme to tackle disengagement in an area where the problem is pervasive

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Rebecca Maw

Opinion: Inclusion

What the inclusion push can learn from Haringey

AP is a lifeline, not a footnote. Haringey’s model shows what’s possible when we prioritise its pupils and their…

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Cllr Zena Brabazon

Opinion: CPD

NPQs must evolve to avoid a policy ‘boom and bust’

In many ways, this is the golden age of professional development, but there’s a gap in our provision which…

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Poppy Nobes

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

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

2mo

Sam Sykes

2mo

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

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