Opinion

Five government resolutions our teachers deserve for 2021

Our troubles are not at an end but we can lay the groundwork for a better post-Covid education system…

JL Dutaut
ALISON PEACOCK
Opinion
School leaders say the government must not expect schools themselves to run on-site daily testing.

A 7-step plan for running mass testing in schools

Over the past few weeks, three of our schools, all hard-hit by covid-related absence in the autumn term, participated…

John Dickens
HAMID PATEL
Opinion
pupil wellbeing

Time and again school leaders have risen to the Covid challenge – but at what cost?

There is no doubt as we enter the final turbulent days of 2020 that the parameters that underpin our…

John Dickens
SIR DAVID CARTER
Opinion
School workforce data shows more teachers leaving the profession and sickness creeping up post-Covid

Making the best of tuition: tips for schools starting their NTP journey

The scope of the national tutoring programme and the breadth of providers and approaches are daunting. Simon Barnes sets…

JL Dutaut
SIMON BARNES
Opinion
national tutoring programme

Effective tutoring needs new thinking from school leaders

Tutoring can transform life outcomes for students – but ensuring the NTP’s success depends on school leaders understanding its…

JL Dutaut
JULIA SILVER
Opinion

Primary testing in a pandemic: what is it good for?

The government’s moves on primary testing are welcome but the tests that remain don’t fufil the purpose they’ve been…

JL Dutaut
ALICE BRADBURY
Covid

A new sense of perspective is carrying the profession through Covid

Teachers felt more positive about their schools during than before the pandemic and understanding why is important for the…

JL Dutaut
BEN ALDRIDGE
Opinion

How can we make school improvement sustainable?

Driving school improvement is first and foremost a question of capacity, writes Carole Willis I was delighted to be…

JL Dutaut
CAROLE WILLIS
Opinion

Ministers chose confrontation over collaboration when our communities needed them most

When the government issued Royal Greenwich with the threat of legal action on Monday night, I was completely shocked….

John Dickens
CLLR DANNY THORPE

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Phillipson should look to Nordics to help guide ‘edtech testbeds’ 

Here are five lessons that feel particularly relevant as England shapes its own approach

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We don’t need another hero: How to fix school leadership

Our education system has, at times, relied far too heavily on ‘heroes’. But every hero comes with a bruising…

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The real SEND story behind the OBR shock

One trust leader calls for caution over shock estimates of the potential impact of SEND funding

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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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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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University clearing: How teachers can support students 

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

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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
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