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The year in secondary: When we learned how vital our schools are

The fundamental lesson of the pandemic is how much teachers and schools matter to the neighbourhoods they serve –…

JL Dutaut

RITA HINDOCHA

Opinion

The year in primary: A challenging one – but I’ve had worse

The pandemic has brought out the best and the worst in people. In the spirit of Christmas, Kate Owbridge…

JL Dutaut

KATE OWBRIDGE

Opinion

The year in politics: It couldn’t get any worse. Until it did

U-turns, broken promises, gaslighting, deceit and good old-fashioned cock-ups ̶ our government’s response to education in the pandemic has…

JL Dutaut

LAURA MCINERNEY

Opinion

This extra INSET is just another late and empty gesture

Headteachers wouldn’t be forgiven this lack of foresight yet schools ministers continue to issue policy on the hoof, writes…

JL Dutaut

ROBIN BEVAN

Opinion

Is confusion in the classroom really such a bad thing?

Research shows confusion can lead to better understanding – but it must be introduced with care, writes Harry Fletcher-Wood…

JL Dutaut

HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD

Opinion

Around a third of Department for Education funding linked to Covid will be from underspends or existing budgets, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

New cap on exit payments could lead to legal disputes

Regulations are about to be introduced that represent a substantial change to schools’ employment practices, write Jenny Arrowsmith and…

JL Dutaut

JENNY ARROWSMITH AND JOANNE MOSELEY

Opinion

Our diverse curriculum is a source of pride for all our students

African and Caribbean history and culture are woven across all subjects at one Birmingham primary. Nigel Oram and Philip…

JL Dutaut

NIGEL ORAM AND PHILIP HYNAN

Covid, Sexual abuse

All signs point to even greater pressure on schools post-Covid

A raft of new data from multiple agencies points to a rising tide of families in need, with no…

JL Dutaut

WHITNEY CRENNA-JENNINGS

Opinion

The digital divide is only one of the challenges facing edtech

Our new report shows that despite a transformative year edtech companies face important challenges to meet teachers’ needs, writes…

JL Dutaut

LOIC MENZIES

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Curriculum

The curriculum review isn’t ‘dumbing down’ – it’s levelling up

Critics claiming the curriculum review ‘dumbs down’ Gove’s education reforms are way off the mark, says Sir Hamid Patel…

John Dickens

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Sir Hamid Patel

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Parental leave

Some schools have cracked parental leave – so why can’t everyone?

Education leaders must take note of a parliamentary debate last week on maternity and paternity pay, says Emma Sheppard

John Dickens

Emma Sheppard

Inclusion

Ofsted says identify children previously in care. But how?

Ofsted’s new focus will ensure children previously known to social care become more visible – but schools need better…

John Dickens

Kiran Gill

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

3mo

Sam Sykes

3mo

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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