Opinion
Schools with identified RAAC are being urged to put contingency plans in place in case of closure by the DfE

A charter won’t fix the teacher wellbeing crisis

The DfE’s new initiative is welcome, writes Mary Bousted, but this charter can’t be used to paper over the…

JL Dutaut
MARY BOUSTED
Education Reform

The journey through recovery must lead to reform 

Covid has created new challenges, but it has also highlighted existing ones. Eventually, we must tackle them all, writes…

JL Dutaut
SIR ALAN WOOD CBE
The Knowledge

Research: What really inspires teachers?

Teachers’ responses to our recent survey confirm some steroptypes of what inspires about the profession – but they also…

JL Dutaut
EVE DEBBAGE
Opinion
autumn exams

Exam boards don’t deserve the criticism they’re getting

Criticism of exam boards fails to take in all their work behind the scenes, says Philip Wright. So here’s…

JL Dutaut
PHILIP WRIGHT
Covid

Veiled needs pose a hidden risk to post-Covid catch-up

A growing number of young people report keeping their suffering to themselves. Simon Walker explains the evidence and how…

JL Dutaut
SIMON WALKER
Opinion

Why we asked ministers to mind their language on exclusions

Ministers have agreed to reconsider new language around exclusions that caused a visceral reaction. Philippa Stobbs explains why words matter  Nationally,…

JL Dutaut
PHILIPPA STOBBS
Opinion

Helping children exit the deep well of traumatic bereavement

When life feels scary for children, teachers are particularly well placed to notice and offer ways to cope with…

JL Dutaut
BECK FERRARI
Opinion
Teacher workloads are the main barrier for school staff to access professional development opportunities, Ofsted has found

How can we secure the recovery without losing teachers?

NFER’s Jack Worth looks at the organisation’s latest teacher labour market research and finds the Covid recovery will require…

JL Dutaut
JACK WORTH
Opinion

How to avoid being caught out by staff holidays abroad

School leaders will need to plan ahead to minimise the possible impact of staff heading for holidays overseas, writes…

JL Dutaut
JENNY ARROWSMITH

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This week’s best responses from our readers

Another way for school readiness, why phone bans ARE the brave choice and enrichment’s GCSE blinkers problem

Freddie Whittaker
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Opinion: school funding

5 helpful ways ministers can support schools to cut costs

With this week’s budget expected to offer little for squeezed schools, one trust leader outlines suggestions for ministers to…

John Dickens
Keziah Featherstone
School structures

Why the MAT debate misses the real opportunity

School-led partnerships offer the benefits of trusts without the restructuring, and work for schools that want to collaborate but…

John Dickens
Stephen Hall

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

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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