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…

JL Dutaut
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…

JL Dutaut
RACHEL SMITH
Social mobility

Admissions are closing the door on social mobility

The new social mobility commission chair should lobby for one reform that would deliver real change and silence her…

JL Dutaut
MIKE ION


Opinion: Workforce

Making a return from retirement a success

Follow some simple guidelines on your return to school and you too could end up asking yourself why you…

JL Dutaut
KEITH FOX
NTP

NTP: Trust schools not to leave disadvantaged pupils behind

Caveats on making use of NTP support mean some children will miss out and the programme’s effectiveness could be…

JL Dutaut
ASHFAQ RAHMAN
Opinion: Workforce

How Kickstart boosted my teaching career and my confidence

A government scheme helped me pick up my classroom career after Covid set me back, writes Saemah Sirin, and…

JL Dutaut
SAEMAH SIRIN
Covid

Geography is no longer a barrier to MATS’ improvement role

The pandemic experience has proven that geographical boundaries are no longer a barrier to building a successful family of…

JL Dutaut
MATTHEW KLEINER-MANN
Opinion: Workforce

Why the DfE’s Covid response is leading me to retire early

The only thing that’s briefer as a result of these many briefings is the remainder of my headteacher career,…

JL Dutaut
ANDREW CLOWES
Opinion: Mental health

Wellbeing is for life, not just for Christmas

Our staff advent calendar has been enjoyed by all, writes Laura Baker, but the real secret to wellbeing is…

JL Dutaut
LAURA BAKER

Must Read

Curriculum

The curriculum review isn’t ‘dumbing down’ – it’s levelling up

Critics claiming the curriculum review ‘dumbs down’ Gove’s education reforms are way off the mark, says Sir Hamid Patel…

John Dickens
Sir Hamid Patel
Parental leave

Some schools have cracked parental leave – so why can’t everyone? 

Education leaders must take note of a parliamentary debate last week on maternity and paternity pay, says Emma Sheppard

John Dickens
Emma Sheppard
Inclusion

Ofsted says identify children previously in care. But how?

Ofsted’s new focus will ensure children previously known to social care become more visible – but schools need better…

John Dickens
Kiran Gill

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

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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