Opinion

Our diverse curriculum is a source of pride for all our students

African and Caribbean history and culture are woven across all subjects at one Birmingham primary. Nigel Oram and Philip…

JL Dutaut
NIGEL ORAM AND PHILIP HYNAN
Covid, Sexual abuse

All signs point to even greater pressure on schools post-Covid

A raft of new data from multiple agencies points to a rising tide of families in need, with no…

JL Dutaut
WHITNEY CRENNA-JENNINGS
Opinion

The digital divide is only one of the challenges facing edtech

Our new report shows that despite a transformative year edtech companies face important challenges to meet teachers’ needs, writes…

JL Dutaut
LOIC MENZIES
Opinion
exam

Now the government must show it can stick to its guns

This week’s announcement gives welcome certainty but the true test is whether the department can work out how to…

JL Dutaut
ANNA MCSHANE
Opinion

No more excuses for failing to adopt flexible working

Opportunities for career progression to school leadership roles are limited for those who do not work full-time, says Suzanne…

JL Dutaut
SUZANNE BROWN
Opinion

How can we adapt to new practices while keeping workload down?

Covid has reduced our face-to-face contact with colleagues. So how do we sustain school improvement in an era of…

JL Dutaut
TOM STEVENS
Opinion

Home-schoolers deserve better than misinformation and distrust

If policymakers want to better understand home-schooling their focus should not be on pushing a failing model into homes,…

JL Dutaut
ANNA DUSSEAU
Opinion

It’s OK for BAME teachers to hold conservative educational values

Crucial work is needed to tackle racial injustice in education, but it won’t be achieved by silencing challenging voices…

JL Dutaut
SHIVAN DAVIS
Opinion
national tutoring programme

A fighting chance in the parental arms race of tutoring

Amid criticism of NTP funding rules – with home tutoring disallowed and restricted to one subject per pupil –…

JL Dutaut
BECKY FRANCIS

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The case for clearer Holocaust curriculum guidance

Teaching and learning about the Holocaust is not easy. And the evidence is suggesting our teachers and students need…

Freddie Whittaker
Rebecca Hale and Andy Pearce
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Why Holocaust education matters more than ever, and how schools can lead the way

If schools step up, they can ensure that the next generation inherits not only the facts of the Holocaust…

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Adrian Packer
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Our trust peer reviews provide lessons for upcoming legislation

Our experience could guide the blueprint for trust inspections, says Kate Chhatwal

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Kate Chhatwal

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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,…

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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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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,…

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