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Tristram Hunt & the Speech of No Big Dreams: Day 1 Roundup of Labour Conference

Teachers returning to their classrooms after a mild September weekend would today be forgiven for believing two Tristram Hunts…

Laura McInerney

Opinion

Labour Party Conference preview

Each week during the political conference season we will be inviting a commentator to give their views on what…

Nicky Phillips

Opinion

Are journal clubs a good use of precious free time?

Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, asks whether teacher journal clubs can…

Nick Linford

Opinion

Top 5 research mistakes

Beware: most people make five common mistakes when they’re talking about research, writes Laura McInerney, deputy editor of Schools…

Nick Linford

Opinion

Get behind research funding

Tom Sherrington, headteacher at Highbury Grove School, north London, on how research can be absorbed into classroom practice in…

Nick Linford

Opinion

Settle down — it’s a non-announcement from Nicky Morgan

Last week, as many teachers sweated through their first day back in the classroom, education secretary Nicky Morgan dropped a…

Nicky Phillips

Opinion

No kittens will be harmed in the taking of this role

Our very own Deputy Editor Laura McInerney kicks-off the opinion piece section with what led her into journalism and the role…

Laura McInerney

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Mental health

Stressed teachers can’t fight the child mental health crisis

A childhood mental health crisis is upon us, writes Brigid Wells, and having over-worked teachers on the front line…

JL Dutaut

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BRIGID WELLS

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Diversity

Tackling racism and rape culture is curriculum work

With time and training every teacher can start tackling oppressive narratives in their classroom, writes Joy Mbakwe. And once…

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JOY MBAKWE

Recruitment and retention

Teacher shortages won’t be solved with financial incentives

Boris Johnson’s plans to drive teachers into challenging schools with £3,000 won’t work, writes Ben Newmark. There are better…

JL Dutaut

BEN NEWMARK

ITT

ITT Market Review: making good on a promising policy

Many objections to the ITT market review are simply incorrect, writes Sam Sims. But delivering on its promise will…

JL Dutaut

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DR SAM SIMS

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How can we get schools to offer more ITT placements?

The government wants schools more involved in initial teacher training, but how can we encourage them to offer more…

Freddie Whittaker

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JACK WORTH

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EXAMS

Exams

To be fair, we can do better than exams

Ministers’ clamour to return to our pre-pandemic exams system is founded on an impoverished idea of fairness, writes Jo-Anne…

JL Dutaut

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JO-ANNE BAIRD

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Exams

The DfE will refund schools for exam fees and costs.

Next year’s exams could be statistically contentious if we don’t act now

Clear conversations about next year’s exams are needed right away, writes Sharon Witherspoon The last two years have been…

Jess Staufenberg

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Sharon Witherspoon

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