Opinion

Lost generation? This could be the luckiest!

Covid has been damaging in the short-term, but its legacy could see this generation of students benefit from a…

JL Dutaut
MATTHEW KLEINER-MANN
Opinion

It turns out teachers aren’t being trusted on grades

On Thursday evening, Ofqual sneaked out a major and fundamental shift in the quality assurance process for this summer’s…

John Dickens
JONNY UTTLEY
Opinion

The recovery will need funding – but just what sums are required?

New analysis by the EPI shows the scale of ambition needed to ensure the pandemic recovery plan sets children’s…

JL Dutaut
LUKE SIBIETA
Opinion: Curriculum
Leading academy trusts United Learning and Oasis are among those pushing through diversity reforms.

Classrooms are vital to the fight against racism

Stephen Lawrence Day is a reminder that while fighting racism is complex, the educational goal is a simple one,…

JL Dutaut
DEBORAH LAWSON
Opinion

A tribute to a great patron for teaching and teachers

The passing of the Chartered College’s patron punctuates a challenging year for the profession but the Duke of Edinburgh’s…

JL Dutaut
ALISON PEACOCK
Sexual abuse
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has published its final report

Everyone’s Invited: Policies alone can’t solve the problems

The sector’s response to sexual harassment clearly requires improvement, but policies holding schools responsible for society’s ills won’t fix…

JL Dutaut
LUCY HARRIS
Opinion

Let’s consign grades to the educational graveyard

All awarding systems must discriminate but our grades discriminate in all the wrong ways, writes Dennis Sherwood Grades, grades,…

JL Dutaut
DENNIS SHERWOOD
Opinion

Local solutions are what will make music education thrive

A new curriculum and some central funding are welcome, but it’s local action that will ensure all children benefit…

JL Dutaut
MADELAINE CAPLIN
Opinion

Why reducing exclusions is a curriculum matter

A children’s consultation could be a game changer. But only if we’re ready to hear the truth about curriculum’s…

JL Dutaut
MEENA KUMARI WOOD

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Opinion: SEND

How we can ensure our schools cater for all our kids

Two actions would begin to transform the school experiences of children with dyslexia and other neurodivergences – and it’s…

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Jamie Oliver
Opinion: Policy

How we’ve boosted social mobility in our deprived area

Here’s how we went from persistently low outcomes to the most improved school in the country for disadvantaged students

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Steve Rogers
Opinion: Governance

Local governance is key to community cohesion

This volunteers’ week, let’s pledge to better support our governors as the community champions they are in these times…

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Emma Balchin

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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

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…

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