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,…

JL Dutaut
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…

JL Dutaut
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

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
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…

JL Dutaut
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…

JL Dutaut
Kulvarn Atwal
Labour party conference
Bridget Phillipson

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…

JL Dutaut
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…

JL Dutaut
Bridget Phillipson
Opinion
ITT training targets could be missed this year, DfE figures show

Our reforms will ensure quality and rigour in teacher training

Minister Jonathan Gullis says controversial ITT review will eradicate ‘variation’ in the market

Freddie Whittaker
Jonathan Gullis
Young carers

Census 2023: Do you know who your young carers are?

January sees the launch of the first formal attempt to identify young carers nationally, explains Andy McGowan, and here’s…

JL Dutaut
Andy McGowan

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,…

JL Dutaut
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

JL Dutaut
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,…

JL Dutaut
James Handscombe
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