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Schools with identified RAAC are being urged to put contingency plans in place in case of closure by the DfE

£300,000 will not solve my school’s building woes

The paths in Andy Byers’ school flood, the science prep room is the size of two toilets and less…

JL Dutaut

ANDY BYERS

Opinion

Less accountability, more responsibility are key to better CPD

Raedwald Trust is taking matters into its own hands on recruitment, retention and workload, writes Angela Ransby, with a…

JL Dutaut

ANGELA RANSBY

Opinion

Should all teachers complete a Master’s Degree?

It would be fair to say that Friday’s proposal by Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) that…

JL Dutaut

CAT SCUTT

Opinion

How to speak to young people about the future

The ‘raising aspirations’ discourse is dead, and I’m happy to have played a small part in its demise. Over…

JL Dutaut

DR SAM BAARS

Opinion

Exclusion rates were back to pre-pandemic norms last year, while suspensions soared again, new DfE data shows

Turnaround MATs must look beyond short-term gains

Inspiration Trust’s data on exclusions have shocked some, while its actions to tackle the problem have riled others. Lead…

JL Dutaut

COLIN DIAMOND

Opinion

In praise of the humble headteacher

Headteacher, Kate Frood has seen the education system transformed as her career has progressed. In an age of chief…

JL Dutaut

KATE FROOD

Opinion

Change management lessons for education policy makers

As our system continues to struggle to improve the achievement of learners from poorer backgrounds, Mel Ainscow argues the…

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MEL AINSCOW

Opinion

The computer science revolution needs processing power

The new computing curriculum in England regards computer science in exactly the same way as the more familiar natural…

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PROFESSOR SIMON PEYTON JONES

Opinion

Suspensions among pupils back up during second year of pandemic

Why exploration of MAT and LA-level pupil exits data is important

The Education Policy Institute was right to publish pupil exits data for MATs and councils, argues its research chief…

Freddie Whittaker

NATALIE PERERA

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Opinion: Edtech

AI bias poses serious risks for learners with SEND

The promise of personalised learning masks very real risks that demand careful attention from educators and policymakers

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Michael Finlay

Opinion: Curriculum

What teachers want from a reformed English GCSE

The dialogue surrounding curriculum reform in England, particularly within GCSE English, remains as essential as ever. Recent insights from…

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Leandri Dannhauser

Opinion: Teaching Commission

Here’s how we can finally begin to fix the teacher supply crisis

If we’re going to hang on to more of them, then teachers need a better deal than summer respite…

JL Dutaut

Baroness Mary Bousted

ITT

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

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

EXAMS

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,…

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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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