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Budgets: Continuing pressures mean careful forecasting is required

Pressures on budgets are unlikely to relent and school and trust leaders will need to keep their eyes on…

JL Dutaut
Leyla Tovey
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Education can’t tackle misogyny while it is complicit in it

We must confront the misogyny, sexism, harrassment and abuse that are still a normal part of women’s experience of…

JL Dutaut
Niamh Sweeney
Opinion

The online safety bill leaves schools exposed

Schools can do plenty to teach children and families about online harms, says Diana Young, but government is ultimately…

JL Dutaut
Diana Young
Opinion

The Knowledge. How to benefit from all oracy has to offer

Oracy is a growing priority for teachers and our new impact report shows why that’s right and how to…

JL Dutaut
Amy Gaunt
Opinion: Solutions

How schools can protect against cyber attacks

Increasing concerns about cybersecurity are justified, says Jamie Moles, but there’s plenty schools can do to protect themselves and…

JL Dutaut
Jamie Moles
Politics

What Labour can learn from visiting trusts like ours

Guy Shears reflects on the shadow education minister’s visit to one of his schools and what he hopes it…

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Guy Shears
School improvement

21st-Century learning saved our deprived school

Rescuing Richmond Academy from poor performance meant ditching ideologies and trying something new, explains Rachael Howell

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Rachael Howell
Wellbeing

Dear Amanda. I’m reporting a serious safeguarding concern

An anonymous director of education calls out ‘the big ask’ from schools and calls on chief inspector, Amanda Spielman…

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Anonymous
Opinion: Accountability
New Ofsted research looks at the role of MATs in inspections

Ofsted reform should focus on inspection reliability first

Our new research casts doubt on the reliability of ‘Inadequate’ Ofsted judgments, explains Sam Sims, but any attempt at…

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Sam Sims

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When everyone is SEND trained inclusion is part of your culture

Julie Prentice shares five things she and trust colleagues learned from developing a SEND training model over the past…

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More work is need to tackle fragmentation in teacher development

The decision of the Teacher Development Trust to become part of the Chartered College is exciting, but it shows…

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Assessment

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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Assessment

Are we asking the right questions on assessment?

A new AQA report proposes new assessment models for the millions left lacking critical skills by the current format

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