Opinion: Curriculum review

Financial literacy matters – but maths isn’t the place for it 

New research uncovers what young people want from financial education, why attempts to deliver it fail, and why maths…

JL Dutaut
Dr Helen Drury
Opinion: Curriculum
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Euro 2025: How schools can keep the national pride growing

Celebrating the Lionesses’ historic win is a huge boost for girls’ sense of belonging in sport – but it…

JL Dutaut
Bilkis Miah
Opinion: Edtech

AI bias poses serious risks for learners with SEND

The promise of personalised learning masks very real risks that demand careful attention from educators and policymakers

JL Dutaut
Michael Finlay
Opinion: Curriculum

What teachers want from a reformed English GCSE

The dialogue surrounding curriculum reform in England, particularly within GCSE English, remains as essential as ever.  Recent insights from…

JL Dutaut
Leandri Dannhauser
Opinion: Teaching Commission

Here’s how we can finally begin to fix the teacher supply crisis

If we’re going to hang on to more of them, then teachers need a better deal than summer respite…

JL Dutaut
Baroness Mary Bousted
Opinion: Workforce
Changes to early career frameworks are likely to be moderate, a DfE call for evidence response shows

Undervaluing Teach First will undermine Labour’s mission

Rebranding the teacher training route will diminish its impact and deny the sector a vital source of talent, potential…

JL Dutaut
Aidan Sadgrove
The Research Leader

How does it really feel to pay the parenthood penalty?

Women make up the majority of the secondary teaching workforce, yet hold just 41.5 per cent of headteacher posts….

JL Dutaut
Dr Sarah Mullin
Opinion: Politics

A lower voting age must mean more political education

Votes at 16 can be a positive widening of the franchise – but only if educators and ministers live…

JL Dutaut
Ryan Lockett
The Research Leader

The benefits and risks of streamlining governance for trusts

Innovating governance structures can ease challenges and deliver tangible benefits – but mind the gaps

JL Dutaut
Tanya Ovenden-Hope

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Signs of progress give cause for optimism ahead of 2026 challenges

As we approach the end of another tough calendar year for school leaders and their teams, they deserve our…

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Beyond the scroll: 5 ways to support young people with social media 

Students tell me their biggest sources of stress are not tied to social media, but instead to their futures

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Dr Helen Care
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Teachers need support to defend diversity from far-right attacks

As the prime minister has affirmed, we will not surrender our flag. Nor will we surrender our future to…

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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
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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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University clearing: How teachers can support students 

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

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Sam Sykes
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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,…

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