Policy

What can we learn from former education secretaries?

After interviewing nine former holders of education’s top job, Ed Dorrell warns the sector to be careful what they…

JL Dutaut
ED DORRELL
The Knowledge

Do ‘ghost children’ exist and what can we do about them?

The phrase has quickly developed a life of its own in the media, but who are the ghost children…

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GEMMA MOSS
Academies

It’s not for us to question Catholic school academy conversions 

Calls on the Catholic Education Service to ‘step in’ on controversial academy conversions show a secular misunderstanding of our…

JL Dutaut
PAUL BARBER
Inclusion

Measuring inclusion? Beware the unintended consequences

A new consultation proposes to drive inclusion through measuring attendance and exclusions but the cure could be worse than…

JL Dutaut
SARAH JOHNSON
Sexual abuse

A whole-system response to harmful sexual behaviours

Teachers are vital in our fight against an epidemic of harmful sexual behaviour, writes the safeguarding minister, and they…

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RACHEL MACLEAN, MP
Exams
BTECs

Our exam mitigations have fairness at their heart

Some will question our decisions on mitigations and grade boundaries, writes Jo Saxton, but they are proportionate and focused…

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JO SAXTON
Opinion

Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not

The government’s new policies will allow every child to benefit from education, no matter where they live, says Robin…

Freddie Whittaker
Robin Walker
Edtech
Ofsted special school

How an edtech audit transformed our provision

Free, genuine peer-to-peer advice that takes us as it finds us and leads to truly impactful change? Yes, please,…

JL Dutaut
MICHELLE SHAW
The Knowledge

How can schools begin to face up to systemic racism?

The White Spaces project highlights the challenges of unpicking systemic racism, but shows that doing so is within schools’…

JL Dutaut
DR SHONA HUNTER

Must Read

Opinion: Solutions

How to balance CPD at individual, school and trust level

Our work to enhance professional development across our trust reveals helpful ways forward for others and things ministers could…

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Scott Hudson
Opinion: Policy

Resits are not the right tool to deliver numeracy for all

The evidence is clear that the resits policy leads to a cycle of failure that worst affects the least…

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Sam Sims
Opinion: Inclusion

How can mainstream schools be more inclusive? 

A student panel at the Festival of Education demonstrated how small changes can make a big difference to young…

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Francesca Martinez

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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