Covid

What are the consequences of Covid for school leaders and teachers?

NFER research director, Caroline Sharp draws six key lessons from schools’ response to the pandemic so far In May…

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CAROLINE SHARP
Opinion

Unlike government, education can talk its way out of a crisis

Oracy plays a crucial role in supporting children to get back into learning, articulate their worries and build relationships,…

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Emma Hardy
Opinion

Those who can’t afford it can’t teach

Amelia Hepburn was left bereft by last-minute cuts to bursaries that mean only those who can afford it can…

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Amelia Hepburn
Opinion

Avoiding tough choices on exam grades won’t help anyone

There’s only really one way forward if we don’t want this year’s grades to become meaningless, writes James Handscombe…

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JAMES HANDSCOMBE
Covid

The PM’s tutoring plans offer hope for undoing Covid damage

Delivered to the right children, one-to-one tuition plans could level the educational playing field, writes Sir Peter Lampl If…

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SIR PETER LAMPL
Exams

Are exams really the only option?

This year’s exams will go ahead but demands for reform are unlikely to go away, so what does the…

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CAT SCUTT
Opinion

Unlawful, unsafe and unaccountable. Education, we have a data problem

A damning ICO report on the DfE’s data handling is a wake-up call for the department that schools can…

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JEN PERSSON
Opinion

Exam delays are only the start of a solution. Where’s the rest?

Progress is too slow in letting schools know what to expect. This is what happens when system capacity is…

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SIMON SHARP
Opinion

Busting the myths about remote learning

A new legal duty for schools to provide remote education is impending. Tom Middlehurst sorts the myths from the…

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TOM MIDDLEHURST

Must Read

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

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,…

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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

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,…

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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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Stephen Caldwell
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