Opinion

Results day: Ofqual must shift or ministers must intervene

A storm of dissatisfaction is brewing over results and if Ofqual don’t offer to change their position then ministers…

JL Dutaut
Sir Jon Coles
Opinion
New remote learning guidance to schools comes as strike action is likely to lead to partial school closures

Edtech has come of age and there’s no going back

With the right planning and resources, online learning can be part of an offer that engages the whole community,…

JL Dutaut
JULIAN DRINKALL
Opinion

Five priorities to help trusts come back stronger

Running ‘trust diaganostics’ has revealed the common challenges all MATs face in unlocking improvement in the coming months, writes…

JL Dutaut
SIR DAVID CARTER
Opinion

What are the active ingredients of effective teacher development?

Our research shows the consensus view of how best to conduct effective professional development in education is flawed, write…

JL Dutaut
HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD* AND DR SAM SIMS**
The lockdown diary

A week in the life of Allana Gay

Students bring vitality back to school but there is precious little certainty about the future for independent school headteacher,…

JL Dutaut
ALLANA GAY
Opinion

How to prepare for a likely summer of subject access requests

This year’s appeals process will be far from straightforward, say Esther Maxwell and Geraldine Swanton. But schools can avoid…

JL Dutaut
ESTHER MAXWELL AND GERALIDINE SWANTON
Opinion

We must rethink league tables in light of the Covid crisis

League tables are here to stay, but a different approach could reduce volatility and have long-term benefits for schoo…

JL Dutaut
Loic Menzies* and John Jerrim**
Opinion

Careers education must be part of our recovery programme

This summer, around 800,000 16- and 18-year olds (Yr11 and Yr13) will be collecting their exam results and trying…

JL Dutaut
RUTH GILBERT
Opinion

Flexible governance is key to solving MAT problems

Many trusts have proved that they are able to cope with the unpredictable – and the flexibility within their…

JL Dutaut
SAM HENSON

Must Read

Curriculum

The curriculum review isn’t ‘dumbing down’ – it’s levelling up

Critics claiming the curriculum review ‘dumbs down’ Gove’s education reforms are way off the mark, says Sir Hamid Patel…

John Dickens
Sir Hamid Patel
Parental leave

Some schools have cracked parental leave – so why can’t everyone? 

Education leaders must take note of a parliamentary debate last week on maternity and paternity pay, says Emma Sheppard

John Dickens
Emma Sheppard
Inclusion

Ofsted says identify children previously in care. But how?

Ofsted’s new focus will ensure children previously known to social care become more visible – but schools need better…

John Dickens
Kiran Gill

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
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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,…

JL Dutaut
James Handscombe
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