Opinion

We can have sustainable schools if we pull together

The best place to start the green revolution is in our schools, say Mathilde Iveson and Amelie Nichols We’ve…

JL Dutaut
MATHILDE IVESON and AMELIE NICHOLS
Opinion

The government’s culture war is chilling for curriculum rigour

Accusations of anti-patriotism and threats of legal action have worrying implications for teachers of history, writes Jonathan Mountstevens When…

JL Dutaut
JONATHAN MOUNTSTEVENS
Opinion

Tackling racism starts with teacher training and development

The Institute of Race Relations’ recent paper shows why we can’t let up on the fight against racism in…

JL Dutaut
DR HEATHER MCCLUE


Opinion

Schools have led the way through the pandemic and can lead the way out

There is no better time to put forward a positive vision of the future of schools than amid this…

JL Dutaut
NICK BROOK
Covid

Going beyond tutoring to help pupils envision a world beyond Covid

Tutoring alone is insufficient to help pupils emerge from the collective trauma of the past year, writes Sue O’Brien…

JL Dutaut
SUE O’BRIEN
Opinion

Does class size matter? Rethinking the debate

Covid is forcing some schools to create supersized classes, but is that necessarily a bad thing? Peter Blatchford reviews…

JL Dutaut
Peter Blatchford
Opinion

Tougher guidelines, but trustees need better data on executive pay

Government must step in to support MAT trustees to validate executive pay or face trying to fix a distorted…

JL Dutaut
SAMANTHA HULSON
Exams

Exams 2021: Wales now has a clear direction. What about us?

England shouldn’t cancel its exams but it should follow Wales’s lead in one key regard – taking action now,…

JL Dutaut
NATALIE PERERA
Exams

Exams 2021: Inequality grows with every positive test

The disparity of educational fortunes between some of our communities is ingrained. Covid-19 is making it a lot worse,…

JL Dutaut
HAMID PATEL

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Opinion

Social mobility can be harmful if it means ditching your roots

Schools need to replace deficit-based narratives with approaches that celebrate belonging, dignity and identity affirmation, says Danielle Lewis-Egonu

Freddie Whittaker
Danielle Lewis-Egnou
The Business Leader

The school business leader role has evolved, but do policymakers know?

Today’s practitioners lead across finance, estates, people, digital systems, governance and organisational improvement. The language we use has not…

Freddie Whittaker
Stephen Morales
Opinion

Given the choice, do we want SEND segregation in education?

If we accept specialist facilities should exist primarily to support inclusion, rather than as parallel systems, we must consider…

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Vasilis Strogilos

ITT

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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David Spendlove

EXAMS

Exams

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

John Dickens
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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James Handscombe

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