Opinion: Workforce
Changes to early career frameworks are likely to be moderate, a DfE call for evidence response shows

Undervaluing Teach First will undermine Labour’s mission

Rebranding the teacher training route will diminish its impact and deny the sector a vital source of talent, potential…

JL Dutaut
Aidan Sadgrove
The Research Leader

How does it really feel to pay the parenthood penalty?

Women make up the majority of the secondary teaching workforce, yet hold just 41.5 per cent of headteacher posts….

JL Dutaut
Dr Sarah Mullin
Opinion: Politics

A lower voting age must mean more political education

Votes at 16 can be a positive widening of the franchise – but only if educators and ministers live…

JL Dutaut
Ryan Lockett
The Research Leader

The benefits and risks of streamlining governance for trusts

Innovating governance structures can ease challenges and deliver tangible benefits – but mind the gaps

JL Dutaut
Tanya Ovenden-Hope
The Legal Leader

Unpacking Martyn’s Law: a roadmap to safety and security for schools

A new act of parliament places duties on schools to be prepared in case of acts of deliberate violence….

JL Dutaut
Melissa Haskell
The Review

10 holiday reads for the discerning educator

Whatever your role and interests, there’s bound to be a great summer read for you on our curated list…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
Opinion: Policy

Our admissions policies are a key lever for social justice

We re-wrote ours to curtail the trend of poorer students being locked out of our success – and we…

JL Dutaut
Chris Fairbairn
Opinion: Policy

A city united: What Manchester teaches us about school improvement

Red or blue, Manchester shows the keys to winning are a strong grassroots game and solid teamwork

JL Dutaut
Mel Ainscow
Opinion: Policy

We must not let education TIP back into faddism

The evidence for trauma-informed practice is poor, yet its adoption is as fast as it is uncritical. This is…

JL Dutaut
Alun Francis

Must Read

Opinion

There’s a sweet spot to be found in setting inspection consistency 

Achieving consistency is fraught with complexity, warns Steve Wren. Go too far and you can rinse insight from Ofsted…

Freddie Whittaker
Steve Wren
Opinion

Teachers must call pupils in, not out, on conspiracy theories  

While teachers need training in how to react, they should meet conspiratorial claims with curiosity, not judgment, says Helena…

Freddie Whittaker
Helena Brothwell
Opinion

Banning phones in schools is a lazy opt-out  

No one disagrees unfettered use of smartphones in schools is a bad thing, but indulging in a moral panic…

Freddie Whittaker
Hannah Carter

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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