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New research reveals that potentially damaging ‘dividing practices’ are a normal consequence of the pressure of SATs, writes Alice…

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How to ease the transition back to school for young carers

As schools reopen, young carers’ needs and concerns remain high. Feylyn Lewis sets out ways schools can support them…

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Lockdown lessons: Schools deserve better than back to normal

Announcements and noises off don’t inspire confidence that ministers have learned the lessons of lockdown, writes Kate Chhatwal A…

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Catch-up? It’s all ambition and no imagination

If the ambition is for the next few months to be transformative, asks Alan Garnett, why do they look…

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Will shorter summer holidays become a 2021 reality?

The legal powers and precedent make shorter summer holidays a possibility. The question for ministers and schools alike is…

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How the NTP is solving the northern tutoring challenge

Disparities in accessing the National Tutoring Programme mirror existing inequalities, writes Emily Yeomans. But we are already beginning to…

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Research: How masks in class went from unimaginable to mainstream

As children returned to school this week, masks have been more in use than ever. Teacher Tapp’s Eve Debbage…

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