Opinion

Flexible governance is key to solving MAT problems

Many trusts have proved that they are able to cope with the unpredictable – and the flexibility within their…

JL Dutaut
SAM HENSON
Opinion

Pupils on the margins and how we can support them

“Children in need” is a broad term that refers to children who come into contact with social services, including…

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WILL MILLARD
Opinion

There are no shortcuts on the road to recovery

Our Derbyshire primary-only trust’s return to school programme has attracted international attention from every phase, writes Matthew Crawford Our…

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MATTHEW CRAWFORD
The lockdown diary

A week in the life of David Phillips

It’s all give, give, give, but the gratification is forever delayed in this week’s lockdown diary from David Phillips

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DAVID PHILLIPS
Opinion

Training is key to ensuring better blended learning

Blended learning is likely to be the norm for some time, says Vikas Pota. So let’s help teachers understand…

JL Dutaut
VIKAS POTA
Opinion
Exclusive

Our collective effort will make a full autumn return possible

Working together, teachers, leaders and government will make a success of this critical return to full education provision from…

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NICK GIBB
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…

JL Dutaut
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

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Opinion: Solutions

Attendance: What to do now to prevent September no-shows

For some students, the summer break can create a chasm between home and school they can’t easily cross come…

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Mikaela Shalders
Opinion: Legal

How Labour should (and shouldn’t) reform SEND tribunals

Holding local authorities to account for repeatedly abusing the tribunal process (and bad faith engagement in mediation) is key

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Qaisar Sheikh
Opinion: Policy

More power to those who can deliver the PM’s five missions

The prime minister will put rocket boosters under his priorities, not by joining up Whitehall but by joining up…

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Steve Chalke

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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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