The Knowledge

The Knowledge: This week’s research highlights

Our commissioning editor delves into an EEF report that has reignited the reading wars and left teachers none the…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
Oak National Academy

Independence is just the start of the new Oak’s problems

Plans to re-launch Oak National as an independent body are already running into legal challenges, and could be mired…

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Martyn Davis
PSHE, safeguarding

Supporting schools to tackle and prevent gambling harms

A new framework is designed to help teachers and leaders approach the growing concern of gambling harms with confidence,…

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Dr Jane Rigbye
Opinion: Mental health

Schools need more support for students’ mental health

On World Mental Health Day, Allie Denholm says there’s a lot schools can do to support pupils with increasing…

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Allie Denholm
The Knowledge

The Knowledge: This week’s research highlights

School leaders’ changing approaches to recruitment and retention, effective CPD, and the impact of the cost of living on…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
Opinion: SEND
Three more councils have been slammed by inspectors over systemic SEND failings

SEND: Why we’re going beyond inclusion to belonging

With the SEND review in the balance, Marios Solomonides explains why his trust is taking matters into its own…

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Marios Solomonides
NTP

NTP: Better, faster evaluation data is now urgent

An absence of positive and compelling evidence is putting the tutoring programme at risk, writes Adam Alagiah-Glomseth

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Adam Alagiah-Glomseth
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
school

“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

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

Freddie Whittaker
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
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EXAMS

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,…

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James Handscombe
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