2021 in review

The year getting into ‘good trouble’ became necessary

Hanging onto our optimism as the virus rips through our special schools is hard, writes Frances Akinde, but we…

JL Dutaut
FRANCES AKINDE
2021 in review

The year a ‘return to normal’ only got further away

If 2020 was hard, 2021 has taken multi-tasking to a new level, writes Evelyn Forde. Yet the people in…

JL Dutaut
EVELYN FORDE
2021 in review

The year our unity in the face of Covid began to fray

Working in unity against Covid has seen the sector through three waves of Covid, writes Sarah Gallagher, and we…

JL Dutaut
SARAH GALLAGHER
2021 in review
2022 exams Williamson Covid

The year we forgot all about Gavin

A new education secretary and a new shadow team, but old problems continue to dog the sector and are…

JL Dutaut
ANNA MCSHANE
Opinion

New NPQs mean leadership improvement is in the cards

Teaching and leadership development will no longer be based on the equivalent of a tarot reading but on best-bet…

JL Dutaut
MATT HOOD
Women in the workplace

Managing menopause is a challenge all leaders must rise to

Menopause is more inevitable than childbirth, writes Katy Marsh-Davies, yet we don’t have the systems and policies to manage…

JL Dutaut
KATY MARSH-DAVIES
Remote learning

What makes good online teaching? Pupils have their say

Closures have already caused some teachers to change their practices permanently, writes Reka Budai, and new insights from pupils…

JL Dutaut
REKA BUDAI
The Knowledge

Research: How can teaching be made greener?

Teaching lags behind other professions when it comes to decarbonising, and the key may be in the incentives schools…

JL Dutaut
IAIN FORD
Opinion: Accountability

Why ‘outstanding’ leaders must prioritise pupil wellbeing

New research points to a link between ‘outstanding’ ratings and poorer pupil wellbeing. Daniel Muijs sets out what that…

JL Dutaut
DANIEL MUIJS

Must Read

Opinion

Why digital transformation must be a priority for schools in 2026

AI tools to improve teaching, workloads, admin and pupil results are all here – the challenge is to implement…

Freddie Whittaker
Chris Thackray
Opinion

First 16-year-old voters are already political, but they need schools’ support

Teenagers who will vote in 2029 are forming views without the structure or understanding schools should provide

Freddie Whittaker
Katie Carr
Opinion

Forget the buzzword bingo, here’s how schools can get belonging right

Children show us belonging is simple. If we see them, hear them, know them and accept them for who…

Freddie Whittaker
Anthony Benedict

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

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David Spendlove
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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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