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Knee-jerk government directives could cause an outbreak of early retirements

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Teachers’ time is being wasted on inconsistent marking methods

The Teacher Assessment Framework used to mark writing in primary school takes a long time to apply – and…

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Parental engagement is key to overcoming continued disruption

Now is the time for all schools to act on the stand-out lesson from lockdown – that partnerships are…

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Care is needed for an exhausted school business community

School business professionals have worked their magic again this summer – but like hand sanitiser, stores of fairy dust…

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Have changing attitudes made masks this season’s must-have?

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