The Knowledge

Research: What factors affecting retention matter most to teachers?

Research has long shown what factors affect retention but not which matter more to teachers themselves, write Hui Lu…

JL Dutaut
HUI LU* and PETER BURGE**
Opinion

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…

JL Dutaut
SAMER AL MOUBAYED
Opinion

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
The Knowledge

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

Must Read

Opinion

Three lessons to give schools great governance 

Experience shows that governors can provide powerful insights into the wider community, while others share their professional strategic know-how,…

Freddie Whittaker
Ian Dewes
Opinion

The case for clearer Holocaust curriculum guidance

Teaching and learning about the Holocaust is not easy. And the evidence is suggesting our teachers and students need…

Freddie Whittaker
Rebecca Hale and Andy Pearce
Opinion

Why Holocaust education matters more than ever, and how schools can lead the way

If schools step up, they can ensure that the next generation inherits not only the facts of the Holocaust…

Freddie Whittaker
Adrian Packer

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

EXAMS

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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