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Higher education access

Equality of opportunity requires a united education sector

New school-university partnerships could reshape the sector’s capacity and boost equality of opportunity, explains John Blake

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John Blake

Conservative Party Conference

“Brilliant!” Gullis warms the fringe of an icy Tory conference

Gallows humour and Gullis high spirits gave welcome light relief from the open warfare on the floor of this…

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Jonathan Simons

School budgets

Budget crisis: How to save money by tailoring your tech

A six-month cap on energy prices still leaves schools with higher costs and an uncertain future, writes Al Kingsley,…

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Al Kingsley

School Leadership

How leadership matters to learning (and how it doesn’t)

We needed to discard much theorising that was backed by poor evidence, write Stuart Kime and Jack Deverson, but…

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Stuart Kime and Jack Deverson

The Knowledge

The Knowledge: This week’s research highlights

Teachers’ confidence in teaching sex and relationships education, parental abuse, children’s happiness, and milk money

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Climate change

Climate anxiety is real – and here’s how you can help us

Climate anxiety is on the rise among young people, writes Sophia Papasouliotis, but schools can help to lower the…

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Sophia Papasouliotis

Behaviour

Respect for rights is our secret ingredient for great behaviour

Great behaviour in our socioeconomically deprived schools is no surprise, writes Kulvarn Atwal. It’s the result of a deep…

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Kulvarn Atwal

Labour party conference

Labour conference: A whirlwind and a ray of hope

Ed Reza Schwitzer gives us a taste of being an edu-policy wonk at a crucial conference for the Labour…

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Ed Reza Schwitzer

Labour party conference

Labour’s vision for schools: Running towards the challenges

Labour’s vision for education is one that looks to the future rather than the past and to fairness rather…

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Bridget Phillipson

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

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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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