Opinion: Workforce

Learning from other sectors to stave off a CEO exodus

Chief executive departure trends in other sectors could soon be mirrored in our own, says Alice Gregson. She offers…

JL Dutaut
Alice Gregson
Opinion: SEND

SEND isn’t on the precipice – it’s tipped over the edge

Rising costs worsened by short-termism and under-investment have left the SEND system incapable of meeting demand, writes Alex Dale

JL Dutaut
Alex Dale
Policy

Westminster whingers are wrong: Less schools policy is good news

Far from not caring about schools, a lack of interventionism from politicians and the public may be a sign…

JL Dutaut
Ed Dorrell
Labour skills report

We must look past divides to meet challenges of the future

The response to our skills proposals show some are still fighting shadows when the battle for the future of…

JL Dutaut
David Blunkett
Literacy

Reading: Consistency and firm foundations are key to success

Responding to the EEF’s recent evaluation of phonics schemes, Venessa Willms explains their place in Ark Schools’ broader approach…

JL Dutaut
Venessa Willms
Politics

Back to the future: Labour is preparing for an education system that doesn’t exist

We need a Labour party that understands the system we have, not fighting yesterday’s battles

Schools Week Reporter
Daisy Christodoulou
safeguarding

IICSA: What the sexual abuse inquiry could mean for schools

The landmark inquiry into child sexual abuse calls for reforms with important training implications for teachers, weites Malcolm Johnson

JL Dutaut
Malcolm Johnson
Teacher training

ECF: Getting the best from our second-year trainees

As trainees across the country settle into their second year under the new early career framework, Jane Cruikshank…

JL Dutaut
Jane Cruickshank
Opinion: Workforce

Recruitment: Edtech’s solution to the governance gap

With two-thirds of governing bodies reporting at least one vacancy, Simon Hay offers an edtech solution to recruitment –…

JL Dutaut
Simon Hay

Must Read

Opinion

Gove’s traditionalists won, but now they see what was lost

Militant discipline and explicit instruction delivered higher exam grades, but the debate has moved on as pupils disengage from…

Freddie Whittaker
Jon Hutchinson
The Research Leader

Pupil premium paperwork reveals schools snub effective strategies

Our review of 550 pupil premium strategies found many schools aren’t strategic at all – which suggests leaders need…

Freddie Whittaker
Emma Dobson
Opinion

Repairs to the school-parent contract must come from the top

The situation is not irreparable, and the first small steps have already been taken towards forging a more positive…

Freddie Whittaker
Victoria Hatton

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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