Opinion: Sustainability

Sustainability: Cutting red meat will make schools greener

Saving the planet may feel like one job too many but cutting red meat from meals could have a…

JL Dutaut
Thomas Martell
Education technology

ChatGPT: How to guard against AI-generated essays

We should worry less about students using AI to cheat the system and more about a system that can…

JL Dutaut
Yvonne Williams
Schools

Why I’m leaving the social mobility commission

It’s been a successful year and I leave the team in great shape – but my presence is only…

JL Dutaut
Katharine Birbalsingh
Opinion

Maths to 18 for all means rethinking maths altogether

The PM’s maths proposal has rightly been met with cynicism but it does present an opportunity to rethink our…

JL Dutaut
Mark Boylan
Opinion

School networks are vital to community safety

Schools can’t provide everything children and families need to meet this crisis – but they can act as vital…

JL Dutaut
Christine Stansfield
Opinion

To parents, thriving children are more important than the academies debate

‘Most of the parents we spoke to were not only uninterested, but frankly unaware of what academisation means’

Freddie Whittaker
Meg Price
Wellbeing

Mental health: How schools are mitigating poverty

Schools are increasingly mitigating the effects of poverty to safeguard children’s wellbeing and learning, writes Kate Richardson

JL Dutaut
Kate Richardson
Opinion

A Christmas mission from GCHQ

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

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
Opinion

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…

JL Dutaut
Sarah Johnson

Must Read

Opinion

Give heads what they need to make inclusive mainstream work

This is not about withdrawing support from children. It’s about changing the way that support is offered

Freddie Whittaker
Cathie Paine
Opinion: Curriculum

Teachers need agency to thrive – we’re exploring how and why

Agency is often misinterpreted and overlooked, but giving teachers themselves more capacity to act would bring wide-ranging benefits, writes…

Freddie Whittaker
Lisa-Maria Müller
The Research Leader

Alignment between leadership and governance takes work

Research shows those closest to the frontline worry more over issues like finances. This means building shared understanding is…

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Rajbir Hazelwood and Kamal Bodhanker

EXAMS

Assessment

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
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

JL Dutaut
Reza Schwitzer
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