The Knowledge

How to take part in a DEEP dive into school groups

As the EPI launches new research in school group effectiveness, Bobbie Mills explains what we need to learn, why…

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Bobbie Mills
Governance

NLG reforms have left chairs of governors unsupported

National Leader of Governance reforms have left a gaping hole in the vital support available to chairs of governors,…

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NEIL YATES
Disadvantage gap

We can’t support disadvantaged pupils if we can’t monitor their outcomes

Changes to free school meal eligibility make monitoring our progress on closing the disadvantaged attainment gap nearly impossible, writes…

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ANUSHA GHOSH
The Knowledge

Is extending the school day a viable solution to lost learning?

Our case study reveals important caveats for ‘out-of-school time’ provision and challenges leaders to think differently about post-Covid recovery,…

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CLAIRE FORBES
finance

How to take control of your finances in 2022

Budgets are stretched in unprecedented fashion, but putting value at the heart of our financial operation has been transformative,…

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ANDREW MOORHOUSE
Covid

Improving air quality is for life, not just for Covid

Improving indoor air quality shouldn’t be considered a quick fix for Covid recovery but a long-term investment in healthier…

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DAVID GLOVER
Inclusion

Why we need to see the children of prisoners

Unlocking the potential of these children is matter of seeing them and tackling the stigma that keeps them and…

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NATASHA PORTER
Covid

What impact has the pandemic had on our youngest learners?

New data shows green shoots of recovery from Covid’s impact on key stage 1 but schools need more support…

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SUSAN ROSE
Community

How to build your armour against parental abuse

The pandemic started with an initial wave of support for schools, but ongoing challenges and controversies have created a…

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RACHEL SMITH

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

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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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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