Social mobility

Admissions are closing the door on social mobility

The new social mobility commission chair should lobby for one reform that would deliver real change and silence her…

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MIKE ION
Opinion: Workforce

Making a return from retirement a success

Follow some simple guidelines on your return to school and you too could end up asking yourself why you…

JL Dutaut
KEITH FOX
NTP
An Ofsted report found gaps in SEND support in mainstream schools.

NTP: Trust schools not to leave disadvantaged pupils behind

Caveats on making use of NTP support mean some children will miss out and the programme’s effectiveness could be…

JL Dutaut
ASHFAQ RAHMAN
Opinion: Workforce

How Kickstart boosted my teaching career and my confidence

A government scheme helped me pick up my classroom career after Covid set me back, writes Saemah Sirin, and…

JL Dutaut
SAEMAH SIRIN
Covid

Geography is no longer a barrier to MATS’ improvement role

The pandemic experience has proven that geographical boundaries are no longer a barrier to building a successful family of…

JL Dutaut
MATTHEW KLEINER-MANN
Opinion: Workforce

Why the DfE’s Covid response is leading me to retire early

The only thing that’s briefer as a result of these many briefings is the remainder of my headteacher career,…

JL Dutaut
ANDREW CLOWES
Opinion: Mental health
pupil wellbeing

Wellbeing is for life, not just for Christmas

Our staff advent calendar has been enjoyed by all, writes Laura Baker, but the real secret to wellbeing is…

JL Dutaut
LAURA BAKER
ITT review

ITT review: a major reform, but can it fulfil its promise?

The prize on offer from ITT reforms is substantial, writes David Weston, but challenges lie ahead for the policy…

JL Dutaut
DAVID WESTON
2021 in review

The year governance strode towards professionalisation

Looking back on the year in governance, Sharon Warmington welcomes pratices that have made governance more inclusive and new…

JL Dutaut
SHARON WARMINGTON

Must Read

Labour’s first year

We’ve laid the foundations. Now we build

Education secretary says her government’s work so far is just the beginning, and here’s what comes next …

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Bridget Phillipson
Labour’s first year

Engaging trusts is key to the opportunity mission’s success

Ministers have shown they can listen to the sector. More of that will be necessary as the details of…

JL Dutaut
Leora Cruddas
Labour’s first year

SEND: Hope still prevails, but Labour must learn to listen

Treating the specialist and alternative sectors as afterthoughts means ministers have missed chances to progress towards a more inclusive…

JL Dutaut
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

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
Exams
The number of penalties handed out to students caught cheating has risen for a second year

The stereotype that could be feeding exam anxiety

The ‘snowflake’ stereotype is damaging and unjustified, but a more pervasive idea may be perpetuating exam anxiety, says Stephen…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Caldwell
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