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SBLs are the quiet Covid crisis heroes – they deserve a pay rise, too

Responding to a national crisis like Covid-19 takes a team – a team made up of not just teaching…

John Dickens
NATALIE ARNETT
Opinion
Suspensions among pupils back up during second year of pandemic

New rules bring consistency and clarity to fair access routes

Changes to the admissions code make everyone’s roles and responsibilities clearer and give every child a real opporutnity for…

JL Dutaut
TOMAS THUROGOOD-HYDE
Opinion

Our new network will drive special school improvement

Schools North East is the model for the new DfE-backed network to support business professionals in the special sector….

JL Dutaut
PAULINE AITCHISON
Opinion

Removing free travel will hurt those who need help most

Bailing out Transpost for London can’t be at the expense of young people’s access to education, write Andy Lewis…

JL Dutaut
ANDY LEWIS* and SEBASTIEN CHAPLEAU**
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

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Three lessons to give schools great governance 

Experience shows that governors can provide powerful insights into the wider community, while others share their professional strategic know-how,…

Freddie Whittaker
Ian Dewes
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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…

Freddie Whittaker
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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,…

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Melanie Renowden
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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,…

JL Dutaut
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