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Most schools have taken at least one measure to reduce spending in the last year, a new survey shows

I’m proud to be a Conservative, but the funding crisis makes me angry

The Conservative party has achieved much in education, says Steve Mastin, but school funding has become a huge distraction…

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STEVE MASTIN

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Ten tips for good teacher recruitment

As the resignation deadline for staff planning to leave in the summer looms, Anna Hennell James’ hints help to…

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ANNA HENNELL JAMES

Opinion

Working out what’s the right thing to do

Teachers are often given the excuse: “I did it because I saw John doing it…” It’s not surprising as…

Harry Fletcher-Wood

HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD

Opinion

AP is firmly on the landscape of education – and Timpson knows it

The Timpson review reveals the importance of engagement between alternative provision and mainstream, says Steve Howell. Why not a…

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STEVE HOWELL

Opinion

The huge ground inspectors are expected to cover will force them to cut corners

Ofsted has admitted that it struggles to recruit and retain its inspectors. Its new framework will leave those in…

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IAN HARTWRIGHT

Opinion

Inspectors will talk to teachers, not look at spreadsheets

Worried about the new inspection framework? Amanda Spielman seeks to allay concerns over “a couple of things” that she…

Freddie Whittaker

AMANDA SPIELMAN

Opinion

Deep dives: Will Ofsted’s plan to check up on the curriculum really work?

Ofsted has finally revealed more about how it will rate the quality of education in schools across England under…

Freddie Whittaker

TOM RICHMOND

Opinion

Developing pupils’ vocabulary is about more than words

In their 2017 report Early Language Development: needs, provision, and intervention for preschool children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, James…

John Dickens

TOM COLQUHOUN

Opinion

Is it the system that needs to change, or school leaders?

Katy Theobald went to the other side of the world to learn about innovative education systems. What she found…

John Dickens

KATY THEOBALD

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Opinion: Governance

Local governance is key to community cohesion

This volunteers’ week, let’s pledge to better support our governors as the community champions they are in these times…

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Emma Balchin

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Opinion: Governance

How we’re bucking the trend and recruiting great governors

Amid a national shortage of governors, here’s how our group has had success in recruiting and retaining professionals who…

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Jenny Pharo

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Opinion: Policy

Working-class kids don’t need fixing – our system does

Here’s how Labour can finally deliver on its decades-long promise of a truly comprehensive and inclusive system – and…

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Michael Cater

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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

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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

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…

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Stephen Caldwell

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