Opinion: Workforce

Retention: adult bullying must be confronted head on

Heads are completely alone in the face of intimidation from parents and their communities, writes Rachel Smith, and it’s…

JL Dutaut
RACHEL SMITH
North-South divide, Pupil premium

Rishi Sunak must extend the pupil premium to level up our schools

Levelling up must mean tackling persistent inequalities in our school system, and the spending review offers an opportunity to…

JL Dutaut
JOHN STEVENSON, MP
Child poverty

The Universal Credit cut is also a cut to education

The work of schools to close attainment gaps becomes all the harder with every child who falls into poverty,…

JL Dutaut
DANIEL KEBEDE
Catch-up

Let’s stop talking about summer learning loss

Concerns about learning loss are especially current, but they may be misplaced when it comes to the summer break…

JL Dutaut
KATE KELLY
The Knowledge

What do teachers really think of CPD?

Iain Ford looks at Teacher Tapp data to read the runes for the new Early Career Framework and find…

JL Dutaut
IAIN FORD
Inclusion, LGBT+

Education’s next steps towards even greater LGBT+ inclusion

A new report reveals how much the LGBT+ school experience has changed, writes George Ryan, and sets out the…

JL Dutaut
GEORGE RYAN
Operation Warm Welcome, Refugees
A study will look at the Covid legacy for Year 11 pupils.

Maths can give a warmer welcome than any ‘values lessons’

As the UK Government rolls out Operation Warm Welcome, Dr Ems Lord says compulsory values lessons are a far…

JL Dutaut
DR EMS LORD
Politics

Labour’s policies reveal dividing lines are forming

Starmer’s conference pledges lack detail, but it would be unfair to expect a fully-developed platform at this stage, writes…

Freddie Whittaker
TOM RICHMOND
Cabinet reshuffle, Conservative Party Conference

Listen to us, Mr Zahawi, but we’re listening to Mr Sunak

Ahead of the Conservative Party conference, Paul Whiteman says real signs of change at the DfE will come from…

JL Dutaut
PAUL WHITEMAN

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
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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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