Opinion: Policy

STEM scheme cuts fly in the face of global AI leadership

Given the government’s intent to become a world leader in AI, cutting crucial school support is an own goal…

JL Dutaut
Severine Trouillet
Opinion: Workforce

Solutions: How to embrace the benefits of flexible working

With the right guidance and recourse to best practice, flexible working as a day-one right could make teaching a…

JL Dutaut
Lucy Makins
Opinion: Workforce

I’m still unqualified after ten years. Here’s why

The government is right to pursue flexibility as a retention strategy – but it could also help with recruitment…

JL Dutaut
Clare Connell
The Knowledge

What do school leaders think will solve the SEND crisis?

As the education committee launches major inquiry, a new survey reveals SEND guidance isn’t fit for purpose according to…

JL Dutaut
Laura Thompson
Opinion: CPD

This year is make or break for the CPD golden thread

The golden thread of professional development is at risk of unravelling if the new government pursues the policies of…

JL Dutaut
Gareth Conyard
Opinion: SEND

Four reasons everyone should try working in AP

Reflecting on nine months leading my trust’s alternative provision, working in the sector is an experience everyone should have

JL Dutaut
Keziah Featherstone
The Curriculum Conversation

EBacc reform and avoiding distortions: What to do about KS4

There is plenty of scope to broaden the accountability measures that shape schools’ practices, but this can’t come at…

JL Dutaut
Matt Carnaby
Opinion: Policy

This schools bill is the wrong legislation at the wrong time

Hitting the reverse button in the face of new difficulties is a recipe for stifling innovation and holding back…

JL Dutaut
Rebecca Leek
Opinion: Policy

What schools can (and can’t) learn from the world of startups

Ministers’ well-meaning desire for action can’t come at the expense of children’s learning. A test-and-learn approach offers the right…

JL Dutaut
Dr Calum Davey

Must Read

The Curriculum Conversation

How to embed oracy as the national curriculum’s ‘fourth R’

Weaving oracy through all subjects can be focal point for breathing new life into the curriculum as a whole….

JL Dutaut
Geoff Barton
Opinion: SEND

A golden opportunity to help fix our broken SEND system

A new consultation invites schools and trusts to lead the way in fixing our broken SEND system

JL Dutaut
Andrew O’Neill
Opinion: Policy

We can’t advise our way to school improvement

Failing to deal with legal and regulatory divisions will hamper the government’s attempts to drive up standards – but…

JL Dutaut
Matt Hood

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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