Opinion

Save music education to beat the drum for ‘Global Britain’

After nine years of austerity, the Conservatives have promised a spending spree. But will it be enough to rescue…

JL Dutaut
MATT GRIFFITHS
Opinion
Unions have called on the government to formally publish the STRB's pay recommendation for teachers

Funding and pay take centre stage (again) as Commons returns

Teacher pay increases are likely to dampen funding increases and will be felt unequally across the education system, writes…

JL Dutaut
JON ANDREWS
Opinion

Transforming Ofsted’s ‘stuck schools’ is a moral imperative

The challenges facing 400 ‘stuck’ schools are complex and unique to each, but getting stuck into overcoming them is…

JL Dutaut
JULIE SLATER
Opinion

‘No judgment’ can’t become Ofsted’s new ‘inadequate’

Rethinking the inspectorate’s approach to ‘stuck’ schools is a great idea but the policy isn’t without risks, writes Cassandra…

JL Dutaut
CASSIE YOUNG
Opinion

What can parental engagement really do for schools?

My last research piece in these pages looked at the difficulties facing schools when addressing a whole-community issue (fitness…

JL Dutaut
JONATHAN HASLAM
Opinion

Evidence, not stereotyes, will help white working-class boys succeed

The underachievement of white, working-class boys has made the headlines again this Christmas. But what does it take the…

JL Dutaut
LESLEY BISHOP
Opinion

Should independent school heads ever be on the New Years honours list?

There’s something wrong with the honours system if it rewards independent school heads and omits more worthy recipients of…

JL Dutaut
DAN TOWNSEND
Opinion
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Government has a dangerous lack of ambition for teacher training

The teacher training core content framework is an unambitious document, writes David Spendlove. It’s the opposite of what the…

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PROFESSOR DAVID SPENDLOVE
Opinion

Stuck schools need support, not a merry-go-round of headteachers

A small number of schools are failing to improve under the current system. For them, a new approach is…

JL Dutaut
AMANDA SPIELMAN

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Opinion: Solutions

Attendance: What to do now to prevent September no-shows

For some students, the summer break can create a chasm between home and school they can’t easily cross come…

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Mikaela Shalders
Opinion: Legal

How Labour should (and shouldn’t) reform SEND tribunals

Holding local authorities to account for repeatedly abusing the tribunal process (and bad faith engagement in mediation) is key

JL Dutaut
Qaisar Sheikh
Opinion: Policy

More power to those who can deliver the PM’s five missions

The prime minister will put rocket boosters under his priorities, not by joining up Whitehall but by joining up…

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Steve Chalke

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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

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David Spendlove
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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 number of penalties handed out to students caught cheating has risen for a second year

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…

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Stephen Caldwell
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