The lockdown diary

A week in the life of Naureen Khalid

Trustee and chair of governors, Naureen Khalid opens her lockdown diary to reveal that governance in the time of…

JL Dutaut
NAUREEN KHALID
Exams

Decisions are needed now on exams and accountability

This year’s exam disruption is far from the end of the story. Stephen Tierney suggests reforms to give teachers…

JL Dutaut
STEPHEN TIERNEY
Opinion
Leading academy trusts United Learning and Oasis are among those pushing through diversity reforms.

Racism exists. End of story. So do something about it

Tackling racism is more than a duty. It is the promise of education, says Olayinka Ewuola The senseless killing…

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OLAYINKA EWUOLA
Opinion

Continuity planning must start without delay

Amid uncertainty, we can narrow down likely scenarios to ensure all learners get the best from our schools no…

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LEORA CRUDDAS
The lockdown diary

A week in the life of Jane Manzone

Jane Manzone and her year 6 class adapt to a brave new normal I had a few bizarre dreams…

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JANE MANZONE
Opinion: Curriculum

Diversity cannot be a curriculum bolt-on

Educators from all backgrounds and contexts have been asking for guidance on curriculum reform in the light of recent…

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BENNIE KARA
Opinion

Tackling racism is about more than curriculum

Education is key to tackling racism, says Jeffery Quaye. But what obstacles have school leaders and teachers had to…

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DR JEFFERY QUAYE
Opinion

How can we solve the problem of low attainment in maths?

Jeremy Hodgen and his team tested the evidence and identified the strategies most likely to close one of education’s…

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JEREMY HODGEN
Opinion

Patchwork AP provision needs a tailor’s eye

There’s been a welcome policy focus on vulnerable students throughout the coronavirus crisis, but little evidence of a strategic…

JL Dutaut
JO HUTCHINSON

Must Read

Opinion

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
Opinion

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
Opinion

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
Adrian Packer

ITT

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
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EXAMS

Exams

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

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

John Dickens
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,…

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James Handscombe
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