Christmas

A Christmas mission from GCHQ

Schools Week brings you a classroom activity for your pupils from GCHQ, with love

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Year in review

Alternative Provision been heard, but now we need action

2022 began with encouraging signs APs and PRUs were finally getting the attention they deserve, says Sarah Johnson, but…

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Sarah Johnson
The Knowledge

How is levelling up progressing in the north east?

The latest survey of schools in our region shows some progress in one respect but concerning trends in all…

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Chris Zarraga


Year in review

Creativity saw us through a year of plentiful challenges

A week from retirement, Madelaine Caplin looks back on a tumultuous, frustrating but also joyous final year of her…

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Madelaine Caplin
Year in review

As ministers hokey cokeyed, schools took the lead again

A year characterised by an in, out, in out, shake it all about of people and policy ends with…

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Diana Ohene-Darko
Year in review

What we need now is consolidation, not upheaval

We can be grateful 2022 ends with more stability and fewer financial pressures, writes Katharine Birbalsingh. Now let’s focus…

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Katharine Birbalsingh
Year in review

Governance has emerged transformed and stronger

Continuing crisis has proven the benefits of a re-imagined school governance emboldened in its priorities, writes Ruby Bhatti

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Ruby Bhatti
Opinion

This was the year teachers decided enough was enough

As 2022 comes to a close, the effects of turmoil and financial strain remain in spite of a late…

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Patrick Roach
Trust leadership

The changing face of the MAT CEO

The CEO profile is changing and the pipeline is strong (for now) but lack of succession planning is a…

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Rachael Gacs

Must Read

Opinion

Beyond the scroll: 5 ways to support young people with social media 

Students tell me their biggest sources of stress are not tied to social media, but instead to their futures

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Helen Care
Opinion

Teachers need support to defend diversity from far-right attacks

As the prime minister has affirmed, we will not surrender our flag. Nor will we surrender our future to…

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Nikos Savvas
Opinion

You can’t build inclusion on calming spaces alone

Space is not the same as capacity. It’s a key difference that matters, writes Dr Nic Crossley

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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

EXAMS

Exams

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

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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,…

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James Handscombe

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