Opinion

An early verdict on the new Ofsted framework

Ofsted has been inspecting schools under its new framework for little more than a month. It is probably too…

JL Dutaut
ALEX FORD
Opinion

Changing the educational set menu

As the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) publishes its second Reflecting Realities report, Sonia Thompson reflects on…

JL Dutaut
SONIA THOMPSON
Opinion

Taking primary teacher effectiveness to the next level

What do teachers in effective primary schools do? It’s a question teachers, teacher trainers, school leaders and policymakers alike…

Victoria
BRENDA TAGGART
Opinion

What next for school accountability?

Peer review has finally made it on to the political agenda as evidence of its benefits grows, writes Dr…

Victoria
Kate Chhatwal
Opinion

Making trustees trustworthy again after WCAT

The deeper scandal of Wakefield City Academy Trust is that it could all too easily happen again. All that’s…

Victoria
Martin Matthews
Opinion

Removing parent governors will be seen as power grab to stifle dissent

Three years ago the then education secretary Justine Greening announced she was dropping her predecessor’s proposal to remove the…

John Dickens
EMMA KNIGHTS
Opinion

A hundred years of randomness: Dr Ben Styles on education RCTs

On Monday around 100 education researchers and users of research gathered at the Royal Statistical Society to celebrate the…

Expert Contributor
DR BEN STYLES
Opinion

Time to get serious about children with additional needs

The SEND Code of Practice is routinely broken because a number of factors are not being addressed. Simply moving…

Expert Contributor
JO HUTCHINSON
Opinion

Ofsted’s new framework: From watchdog to service dog?

Last week we got “the call” in one our trust’s primary schools. The second week of September, a new,…

JL Dutaut
DAN MORROW

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Opinion: Policy

Curriculum: Labour is on the right path – but it’s a tightrope

The government must find a way to re-engage young people without sacrificing what we’ve gained from the past decade’s…

JL Dutaut
Becks Boomer-Clark
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…

JL Dutaut
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

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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

JL Dutaut
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…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Caldwell
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