Opinion

A surprising convergence shows teachers’ desire to rebuild better

New survey data shows divergences in the experiences of schools according to deprivation and some important convergences about what…

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GEMMA MOSS
Opinion

EYFS reforms mark a welcome change of emphasis

Alison Peacock welcomes reforms that show respect for teacher expertise in their content and the way they was arrived…

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ALISON PEACOCK
Opinion

Outdoor play is key to reopening and recovery

Getting children back in school doesn’t have to mean a rush into the classroom and access to outdoor play…

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MARGUERITE HUNTER BLAIR AND ANITA GRANT
Opinion
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Investment and reform should level up our co-curricular offer

A developed co-curricular should be an entitlement in every school. A few rule changes could make an extra into…

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Benjamin Cox
Opinion

How can we ensure teachers receive effective feedback?

Good feedback can be a powerful way to help teachers to become (even) more effective, writes Rob Coe We…

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Rob Coe
Opinion

Arts are not an extra but key to recovery

Lockdown has reaffirmed that the arts are vital for every pupil’s wellbeing and engagement, says Jo Barber Lockdown highlights…

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JO BARBER
The lockdown diary

A week in the life of Vic Goddard

Amid confusing and contradictory government announcements, Vic Goddard opens his lockdown diary to reveal sleepless nights and a need…

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VIC GODDARD
Opinion

Extra flexibility, but RSE is more vital than ever

Flexibility around the implementation of relationships and sex education does not mean it has been delayed. So you best…

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LUCY EMMERSON
Opinion

What does reopening look like across our school system?

Teacher Tapp data finds the “Big Thaw” is leaving many children out in the cold In early March, a…

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BAZ RAMAIAH

Must Read

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
Opinion: Governance

How we’re bucking the trend and recruiting great governors

Amid a national shortage of governors, here’s how our group has had success in recruiting and retaining professionals who…

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Jenny Pharo

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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