The lockdown diary

A week in the life of Allana Gay

Students bring vitality back to school but there is precious little certainty about the future for independent school headteacher,…

JL Dutaut
ALLANA GAY
Opinion

How to prepare for a likely summer of subject access requests

This year’s appeals process will be far from straightforward, say Esther Maxwell and Geraldine Swanton. But schools can avoid…

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ESTHER MAXWELL AND GERALIDINE SWANTON
Opinion

We must rethink league tables in light of the Covid crisis

League tables are here to stay, but a different approach could reduce volatility and have long-term benefits for schoo…

JL Dutaut
Loic Menzies* and John Jerrim**


Opinion

Careers education must be part of our recovery programme

This summer, around 800,000 16- and 18-year olds (Yr11 and Yr13) will be collecting their exam results and trying…

JL Dutaut
RUTH GILBERT
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…

JL Dutaut
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…

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VIKAS POTA

Must Read

Labour’s first year

SEND: Hope still prevails, but Labour must learn to listen

Treating the specialist and alternative sectors as afterthoughts means ministers have missed chances to progress towards a more inclusive…

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Dr Nic Crossley
Opinion: Workforce

Why we’ve equalised parental pay – and the whole sector should too

There’s a raft of reasons why offering all parents the same parental leave benefits makes sense – for them…

JL Dutaut
Nicola Johnson
Opinion: SEND

How ministers can reduce EHCPs without limiting parents’ rights

As concern about planned SEND reforms grows among parents, here’s how Labour can reduce EHCP demand and reassure…

JL Dutaut
Brahm Norwich

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

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 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…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Caldwell

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