Opinion

Results day: Ofqual must shift or ministers must intervene

A storm of dissatisfaction is brewing over results and if Ofqual don’t offer to change their position then ministers…

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Sir Jon Coles
Opinion
New remote learning guidance to schools comes as strike action is likely to lead to partial school closures

Edtech has come of age and there’s no going back

With the right planning and resources, online learning can be part of an offer that engages the whole community,…

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JULIAN DRINKALL
Opinion

Five priorities to help trusts come back stronger

Running ‘trust diaganostics’ has revealed the common challenges all MATs face in unlocking improvement in the coming months, writes…

JL Dutaut
SIR DAVID CARTER
Opinion

What are the active ingredients of effective teacher development?

Our research shows the consensus view of how best to conduct effective professional development in education is flawed, write…

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HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD* AND DR SAM SIMS**
Opinion

A week in the life of Allana Gay

Students bring vitality back to school but there is precious little certainty about the future for independent school headteacher,…

JL Dutaut
ALLANA GAY
Opinion

How to prepare for a likely summer of subject access requests

This year’s appeals process will be far from straightforward, say Esther Maxwell and Geraldine Swanton. But schools can avoid…

JL Dutaut
ESTHER MAXWELL AND GERALIDINE SWANTON
Opinion

We must rethink league tables in light of the Covid crisis

League tables are here to stay, but a different approach could reduce volatility and have long-term benefits for schoo…

JL Dutaut
Loic Menzies* and John Jerrim**
Opinion

Careers education must be part of our recovery programme

This summer, around 800,000 16- and 18-year olds (Yr11 and Yr13) will be collecting their exam results and trying…

JL Dutaut
RUTH GILBERT
Opinion

Flexible governance is key to solving MAT problems

Many trusts have proved that they are able to cope with the unpredictable – and the flexibility within their…

JL Dutaut
SAM HENSON

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Resist the panicky zeitgeist and be brave curriculum makers

School leaders were never meant to be robots, but role models for the young. How they behave is as…

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Boards are too critical to only think about when crises hit

Governance rarely makes the headlines. But it sits at the centre of almost every school and trust success story

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Sam Henson
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Schools need to end the silence and stigma over infertility

No one chooses this journey. But schools can choose compassion and support and send a clear message

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Devon Oakley-Hogg

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Assessment

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

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

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Are we asking the right questions on assessment?

A new AQA report proposes new assessment models for the millions left lacking critical skills by the current format

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