Opinion

Some clarification but question marks still surround furloughing scheme

Mismatches between guidance and direction and continual reissues of guidance documents are contributing to a sense of chaos around…

JL Dutaut
JANE HALLAS
Opinion

A testament to teachers in testing times

Teachers seldom get the thanks they deserve, but what do you think this is, Dead Poets’ Society? Sixth former,…

JL Dutaut
KATE GRIMSDALE
Opinion

Gypsy and Traveller education suffers from irresponsible programming like this

Under the guise of investigation, last night’s Channel 4 programme only further stoked the kind of stereotypes that see…

JL Dutaut
Ellie Mulcahy


Opinion

There is only one clear path to reopening schools

Letting our hopes of returning to school get the better of our reasoning about doing it safely only risks…

JL Dutaut
MARY BOUSTED
Opinion

Supporting parent-teachers: five lessons from home schooling

Colin Diamond sets out five lessons from home schooling to help schools support parents to be the best teachers…

JL Dutaut
COLIN DIAMOND, CBE
Opinion

Transforming teacher performance management is within reach

This year’s demise of public exams is forcing a rethink on teacher appraisal and could transform performance management for…

JL Dutaut
DAVID WESTON* AND IAN CAMPBELL**
Opinion

Home learning: STEM projects could benefit children, families and schools

Keeping students engaged in STEM while schools are shut presents unique challenges. To solve those, Jane Dowden says project-based…

JL Dutaut
JANE DOWDEN
Opinion

A seven-step plan to reopen schools

Despite the inexorable tragedy of the daily death toll and the awful misery that COVID-19 brings, the sacrifices of our…

John Dickens
HAMID PATEL
Opinion

A level grades could prejudice university admissions

The most disadvantaged students could lose their hard-won offers from competitive institutions if universities are content to rely on…

JL Dutaut
JANE CAHILL

Must Read

Opinion: Edtech

AI bias poses serious risks for learners with SEND

The promise of personalised learning masks very real risks that demand careful attention from educators and policymakers

JL Dutaut
Michael Finlay
Opinion: Curriculum

What teachers want from a reformed English GCSE

The dialogue surrounding curriculum reform in England, particularly within GCSE English, remains as essential as ever.  Recent insights from…

JL Dutaut
Leandri Dannhauser
Opinion: Teaching Commission

Here’s how we can finally begin to fix the teacher supply crisis

If we’re going to hang on to more of them, then teachers need a better deal than summer respite…

JL Dutaut
Baroness Mary Bousted

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,…

JL Dutaut
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

JL Dutaut
David Spendlove

EXAMS

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,…

JL Dutaut
James Handscombe
Exams

The stereotype that could be feeding exam anxiety

The ‘snowflake’ stereotype is damaging and unjustified, but a more pervasive idea may be perpetuating exam anxiety, says Stephen…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Caldwell

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