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Two weeks in, what does the new normal look like in schools?

Our research shows old inequalities persist and could get worse while new ones are emerging we didn’t suspect, writes…

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BAZ RAMAIAH
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Online learning success requires leaders to manage expectations

Faultlines are emerging in the home-based school system, but there are ways to protect families and teachers from the…

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DR SARAH CHARLES
Opinion

Now more than ever what the education world needs is values

The school system finds itself in uncharted territory, but it has its moral compass to fall back on and…

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HANNAH WILSON
Opinion

Why this is not the time for large-scale educational experiments

At this time of rapid and dramatic change for teachers, the best solution is to keep calm and carry…

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How to build sustained and sustainable remote learning

As schools’ attention naturally shifts from crisis management to establishing new norms, Giancarlo Brotto offers some insights on how…

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Giancarlo Brotto
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How can we build and sustain headteachers’ capacity in difficult times?

School leaders are asked to manage their own stress and that of their school communities, often with little support….

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RACHEL LOFTHOUSE
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In times of crisis it takes a village to raise a headteacher

Never has so much been asked of school leaders. Mike Armiger sets out how they can protect themselves now…

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MIKE ARMIGER
Opinion

Our make-do-and-mend exam system must be built on trust

Understanding the limitations of the data we hold, and the inferences we will have to draw, are crucial to…

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BEN WHITE
Opinion

Schools urgently need more guidance around key worker status

Headteachers are ultimately in charge of who accesses their schools but better guidance is needed quickly, writes Esther Maxwell…

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ESTHER MAXWELL

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Work to deliver the new qualification should continue at pace to meet recruitment challenges by making teaching more accessible,…

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The deeply flawed ITT reforms are a threat to sustainable teacher supply for purely ideological purposes, writes David Spendlove

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All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

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I still believe exams to be the best way of testing academic knowledge and understanding but they’re no bagatelle,…

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