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The real edtech revolution is yet to come

Computers are essential. Algorithms are the norm. But the true potential of the edtech revolution is in robotics, writes…

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SAMER AL MOUBAYED
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The question is why MATs are so small, not why they’re so big

By almost any measure, multi-academy trusts are small organisations. Yet their benefits are many and accrue with size, writes…

JL Dutaut
SIR JON COLES
Opinion

A world-leading school system starts with supporting teachers

Better supporting teachers into and throughout their careers is central to reforms designed to make our schools the best…

JL Dutaut
NICK GIBB
Opinion

Our recommendations will boost schools’ ethnic minority success

Schools drive Britain’s inclusive success story. Our recommendations will shape its next chapter, writes Race and Ethnic Disparities commissioner, Martyn…

JL Dutaut
MARTYN OLIVER
Opinion

Could Accelerated Reader be holding children’s reading back?

The ubiquitous algorithm to improve children’s reading is a blunt tool that could be doing more harm than good,…

JL Dutaut
SHIVAN DAVIS
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Research: Could more education happen outside the classroom?

Research and a recent project shows how all schools can make greater use of outdoor spaces for the benefit…

JL Dutaut
LOIC MENZIES
Opinion

Action is needed now on school ventilation

We can’t allow complacency to set in as we battle Covid. Ventilation remains a major issue for schools and…

JL Dutaut
PROFESSOR AZEEM MAJEED
Opinion

Is the teacher regulator a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

The regulator may be ‘stronger and clearer’, but if it’s leaving teachers feeling like empty husks then the balance…

JL Dutaut
ANDREW FAUX
Opinion

MAT growth: Five lessons from staff to get everyone on board

Staff buy-in is an important part of increasing the scope of MATs. A new survey reveals encouraging trends and…

JL Dutaut
LEORA CRUDDAS

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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
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Intentional design: What stewardship of the school system really demands

A mature school system should allow for specialisation without stigma and for divestment without failure narratives, writes Becks Boomer-Clark

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Lessons for England on using AI to boost attendance

As schools here are given an AI-generated target for attendance, one Welsh head explains how his school has used…

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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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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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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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