Sexual abuse

Sexual abuse: A growing threat we fight together

A huge spike in self-generated material since Covid shows the urgency of tackling online sexual abuse and the importance…

JL Dutaut
Sarah Blight
The Knowledge

The Knowledge: This week’s research highlights

How to accelerate reading progress, how evidence-based policy can reinforce injustice, how screen time can lead to healthier outcomes,…

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JL Dutaut
Inclusion

Exclusions: Don’t let idealism get in the way of improvement

Zero-exclusions is an admirable idea but it’s a distraction – we need funding to tackle the issues behind disruptive…

JL Dutaut
Neil Miller
Schools Bill

Dear Liz, Time for an academisation L-turn

Local authorities, not the Department for Education, should take charge of hiring and firing MATs, writes Joe Hallgarten

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Joe Hallgarten
Schools Bill

What the education sector can learn from Love Island 

The schools bill is on hold but schools and trusts are already playing the field, says Matthew Kleiner-Mann. Here’s…

JL Dutaut
Matthew Kleiner-Mann
Environment

What can schools do to reduce air pollution?

New research shows air pollution’s many negative effects on schools and young people, writes Caroline Hinz, but simple, affordable…

JL Dutaut
Caroline Hinz
Inclusion

Exclusions: Mapping our way to educational equity

Too many children are falling through the cracks of our fractured system, writes Loic Menzies, yet we know what…

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Loic Menzies
The Knowledge

The Knowledge: This week’s research highlights

A hidden attainment gap, retaining teaching assistants, reducing air pollution and a place for project-based learning

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
The Legal Leader

Part-time pay: A landmark ruling for schools

A landmark ruling by the supreme court means schools and trusts should look again at their arrangements for casual…

JL Dutaut
Joanne Moseley

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

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David Spendlove
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Exams

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

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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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