Opinion

Is the teacher regulator a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

The regulator may be ‘stronger and clearer’, but if it’s leaving teachers feeling like empty husks then the balance…

JL Dutaut
ANDREW FAUX
Opinion

MAT growth: Five lessons from staff to get everyone on board

Staff buy-in is an important part of increasing the scope of MATs. A new survey reveals encouraging trends and…

JL Dutaut
LEORA CRUDDAS
Opinion

Recovery? School leaders need it as much as their students

Leaders have a chance to rest and reflect over Easter. Ministers should do the same and come up with…

JL Dutaut
RUTH DAVIES


Opinion

The policy of MAT expansion needs careful scrutiny

If successive ministers can’t even agree on how to define a large MAT, there should definitely be more debate…

JL Dutaut
EMMA KNIGHTS
Opinion

Teaching School Hubs ensure the recovery will be school-led

It’s a change that has garnered little attention, but the new Teaching School Hubs could transform the way we…

JL Dutaut
MATT DAVIS
The Knowledge

Research: Is a return to normality what Year 6 pupils need?

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

JL Dutaut
ALICE BRADBURY
Opinion

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…

JL Dutaut
DR FEYLYN LEWIS
Opinion

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…

JL Dutaut
KATE CHHATWAL
Opinion

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…

JL Dutaut
ALAN GARNETT

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Competition has no place when children start reception

By focusing on collaboration, we can support children with confidence and independence

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Reception teaching must adapt to the reality of delayed development

Weaker communication and self-regulation are issues that cannot be solved by focusing on a shift to measurable, directed tasks,…

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