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
Opinion
home education

Supporting the most vulnerable is a family affair

Engagement with families is crucial to providing a safety net – and agencies must work together as a family…

JL Dutaut
JON YATES
Opinion

The year in school business: When crisis came, we ran towards it

From staff rotas to test and trace, school business leaders have shown how vital their contributions are, says Micon…

JL Dutaut
MICON METCALFE
Opinion

The year in governance: New ways of working and new ways of seeing

Governing bodies have discovered new – and sometimes better – ways of working, but more importantly they have seen…

JL Dutaut
RUBY BHATTI
Opinion

The year in alternative provision: When we became inclusion leaders

Colleagues were sceptical but my shift into alternative provision is now a source of learning for all, says Hammad…

JL Dutaut
HAMMAD ALI
Opinion
attendance

What does the latest attendance data tell us about the scale of the Covid problem?

The government must make better data available and provide more catch-up funding to stop pupils falling further behind, writes…

Freddie Whittaker
NATALIE PERERA

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The five ways we promote and champion school governance

When volunteers are supported and celebrated, boards become stronger – and children benefit

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How schools can put mental health support at their heart

The strain posed by pupil mental health needs is increasing, but Kerry Westbrook believes her academy trust has a…

Freddie Whittaker
Kerry Westbrook
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Foundations are already there to build curriculum reforms

The review builds on the strong curricula many schools already have in place, so this isn’t about starting from…

Freddie Whittaker
Tom Rose

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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,…

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
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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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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
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