Teacher pay

This pay award confirms my decision to leave

This ‘best and fairest pay deal’ is a timely reminder of why I decided to leave, writes Will Yates….

JL Dutaut
William Yates
Opinion
Liz Truss

‘We got teachers the best and fairest pay deal we possibly could’

The education secretary writes about next year’s pay deal, and his ‘admiration’ for teachers

Freddie Whittaker
James Cleverly
Opinion: Sustainability

Heatwave: Keeping cool is a concern for the future too

There is little schools can do to mitigate extreme weather without investment to make the estate more resilient, efficient…

JL Dutaut
Steven Reynolds
The Knowledge

Five research insights that got us thinking in 2021/22

The last word of every Schools Week edition is often the first you’ll hear of new educational research that…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
Funding
Most schools have taken at least one measure to reduce spending in the last year, a new survey shows

Falling pupil numbers require an urgent policy response

The Department for Education have just published their latest pupil projections for the next decade. These predict that there…

JL Dutaut
Jenna Julius
Opinion: Mental health

Mental health first aid is as important as physical first aid

St John Ambulance led the campaign to put physical first aid on the curriculum, writes one Year 13 volunteer,…

JL Dutaut
Rebecca Edwards
Sexual abuse
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has published its final report

Creating an RSHE curriculum fit for today’s challenges

Events prompted us to revisit not just our curriculum but our entire approach to relationships education, writes Caroline Barlow,…

JL Dutaut
Caroline Barlow
Opinion: Mental health

Children’s mental health can’t wait for a new government

The crisis at the top of government can’t be a distraction from a crisis in children’s mental health, writes…

JL Dutaut
Catherine Roche
Opinion

GCSE league tables: Are they up to scratch?

The statistics regulator has taken a look at key stage 4 performance data to make sure it is meeting…

John Dickens
Nicky Pearce

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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