Opinion

What matters when selecting texts for comprehension activities?

The NFER’s work on reading comprehension can help teachers make the most of the enjoyable task of choosing texts…

JL Dutaut
Anne Kispal
The Knowledge

Research: Why, how and with whom do children read?

New research sheds light on children’s reading habits and wellbeing and draws out some interesting gender distinctions, writes Rachel…

JL Dutaut
Rachel Crowdy
Opinion

Could your cash reserves be doing more as inflation rises?

David Hourston explores how multi-academy-trusts and their schools could help their cash reserves work harder amid soaring inflation

JL Dutaut
David Hourston


Politics

White paper: How autonomy could be a spanner in the works

Too few positive incentives exist to tempt headteachers to join MATs, writes Chris Hampshire, and headteachers’ autonomy trumps them…

JL Dutaut
Chris Hampshire
Opinion

Does the National Tutoring Programme still have a point?

Concerns about the NTP are legitimate, writes Ben Gadsby, but letting heads spend the funds without accounting for how…

JL Dutaut
Ben Gadsby
Opinion

LGBTQ+: Schools are a battleground against our rights

The international day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia is a good time to acknowledge that all three are in…

JL Dutaut
Tabitha McIntosh
Politics

Can we ever have an educational ten-year plan?

There’s a real appetite for a clearer educational vision and long-term planning in education, writes David Jaffa, but is…

JL Dutaut
David Jaffa
The Knowledge

How can you build an evidence-informed school culture?

Some simple (and evidence-informed) policies and actions can prevent ‘evidence-informed’ becoming just another educational buzzword, writes Cat Scutt

JL Dutaut
Cat Scutt
Opinion: Mental health

How to create a positive whole-school mental health culture

It’ll take longer more than a mental health awareness week to combat childhood loneliness, writes Rachel Bostick, but the…

JL Dutaut
Rachel Bostwick

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Opinion

How we help SEND students gain qualifications and independence

Close communication, working on life skills and connecting with the wider community are among the ways Launceston’s alternative resource…

Samantha Booth
Matthew Thompson
Opinion

When everyone is SEND trained inclusion is part of your culture

Julie Prentice shares five things she and trust colleagues learned from developing a SEND training model over the past…

Samantha Booth
Julie Prentice
Opinion

More work is need to tackle fragmentation in teacher development

The decision of the Teacher Development Trust to become part of the Chartered College is exciting, but it shows…

Freddie Whittaker
Sam Twiselton

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Assessment

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
Assessment

Are we asking the right questions on assessment?

A new AQA report proposes new assessment models for the millions left lacking critical skills by the current format

JL Dutaut
Reza Schwitzer

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