Opinion: Solutions
A new Ofsted research report looks at effective practice for secondary school pupils struggling with reading

How to make your school library a truly inclusive space

Your school library can be a powerhouse of support and a hub of belonging for every pupil in the…

JL Dutaut
Victoria Dilly
Opinion: Mental health

School environments are only worsening the student mental health crisis

Our education model is simply not equal to the demands of the world our children inhabit. It’s no wonder…

JL Dutaut
Dr. Nikos Savvas
Opinion: Edtech

Safeguarding is not a sufficient response to new technologies

We will keep walking a tightrope between innovation and protection until we can provide equal access to the right…

JL Dutaut
Paul Singh
Opinion: Edtech
Government is exploring making education a fourth statutory safeguarding partner

How to navigate new duties on AI usage in schools

New guidance and legislation mean safeguarding in the age of AI has gone beyond merely blocking harmful content

JL Dutaut
Dr Jon Chippindall
Opinion: Curriculum

How to create and sustain a trust-wide culture of enrichment

Trusts must lean into their role as community pillars and create rich learning experiences for all. Here’s how

JL Dutaut
Carol Dewhurst OBE
Opinion: Accountability

The absence of Progress 8 is an accountability trap in selective areas

In selective areas, Attainment 8 tells us more about admissions than teaching. Without Progress 8, comprehensives are at risk…

JL Dutaut
Michael Cater
Opinion: Assessment

Examiners deserve better than the tech problems they face

Exam boards must act to ensure examiners can do their jobs properly. Faith in the system hinges on it

JL Dutaut
Dr Kanayo Phoebe Situ
The Research Leader

Mental health investment could transform GCSE results

A new report shows that supporting young people with mental health would improve school outcomes and boost the economy

JL Dutaut
Catherine Roche
Opinion: Workforce

Piecemeal reform can’t solve teaching’s workforce crisis

The problem is much more fundamental and will require Labour to usher in a new paradigm of professionalism -…

JL Dutaut
Professor David Spendlove

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The Boardroom Leader

Governance in AP demands a non-mainstream approach

Alternative provision is not a footnote in the system. For the young people who need it, it is the…

Freddie Whittaker
Nicola Hall
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Talk isn’t cheap: it sets up a child to thrive in the classroom

Oracy must be nurtured across all settings – especially as navigating AI demands a mastery of language, says Michael…

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Michael Gardner
Opinion
Small, remote schools are in line for extra NFF cash in 2022-23.

Small schools don’t need fixing. The system needs to learn from them

Headlines about small schools ‘escaping’ the DfE’s school improvement drive miss the point, writes Julie Kelly

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Julie Kelly

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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

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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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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
James Handscombe
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