Opinion: Policy

What are the implications of the spring statement for schools?

IFS analysis shows the coming spending review is only likely to bring bad news

JL Dutaut
Luke Sibieta
Lockdown legacies

How we’re (still) mitigating Covid’s impact on attendance and attainment

As part of our ‘legacies of lockdown’ series, Paul Banks sets out the strategies that are working for children…

JL Dutaut
Paul Banks
The Knowledge

How to crack the secondary attendance challenge

Our new report gathers the voices of teachers and students to find out what works in getting young people…

JL Dutaut
Matthew Walker
Opinion: Curriculum review

How the curriculum review can tackle racism head-on

We are at a crossroads. The current review of curriculum and assessment gives us an opportunity to move towards…

JL Dutaut
Daniel Kebede
Opinion: Workforce

It’s official: DfE have no handle at all on workload

And the really bad news is that AI won’t save us from it any time soon either

JL Dutaut
Thomas Moore
Opinion: SEND

Special schools require a different approach to evidence

The individuality of special school pupils and their needs puts a hard limit on the potential of a national…

JL Dutaut
Simon Knight
The Knowledge

Is coaching really the ideal form of professional development?

Coaching is education’s new professional development buzzword – but does the evidence bear out its growing use?

JL Dutaut
C.J. Rauch and Ourania Ventista
Opinion: Solutions

Six tips to communicate a negative inspection report

Making good use of the post-inspection window can make all the difference to the next part of your improvement…

JL Dutaut
Jessica Shepherd
Opinion: Politics

‘Evolution’ may not be quick enough to meet our challenges

A new development-focused language of improvement is slowly emerging – but are system leaders ready to ditch the deficit…

JL Dutaut
Dr Tony Breslin

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 …

JL Dutaut
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…

JL Dutaut
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…

JL Dutaut
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,…

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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