Opinion

‘Back to normal’ won’t be good enough for vulnerable children

Alternative Provision has proved its unique value to the school system and new partnerships mustn’t be shelved as schools…

JL Dutaut
ANGELA RANSBY
Opinion

Summer catch-up is the wrong solution to learning gaps

Calls for summer catch-up lessons for young people who have fallen behind are understandable and well-meaning but they are…

JL Dutaut
NICK BROOK
Opinion

MATs: Policy must catch up with the need for mergers

Mergers will define the next phase of MAT growth but too many obstacles still stand in the way, writes…

JL Dutaut
ANDREW MOORHOUSE
Opinion

The digital divide continues to disadvantage our students

Despite big promises, the government has failed to deliver for our disadvantaged students and left us to pick up…

JL Dutaut
GERRY ROBINSON
Opinion

Schools hold the key to successful reopening

Whatever tonight’s announcement on school reopening holds, we can’t afford to forget the lessons of this extraordinary period, writes…

JL Dutaut
KATE CHHATWAL
Opinion

A ‘recovery curriculum’ or ‘recovery conversations’?

Recovery is about rethinking our values, not just rewriting our lesson plans, writes Mary Myatt It’s pretty obvious that…

JL Dutaut
MARY MYATT
Opinion

Can we educate teachers effectively in a remote learning environment?

Harry Fletcher-Wood looks at new evidence about how to educate teachers when face-to-face contact isn’t possible One problem schools…

JL Dutaut
HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD
Opinion

Policymakers need to think differently to make school reopening a success

The traditional civil service approach to decision making will not be enough to build parents’ and teachers’ confidence in…

JL Dutaut
NATALIE PERERA
The lockdown diary

A week in the life of Ed Vainker

Following the Prime Minister’s Sunday evening announcement, Ed Vainker’s lockdown diary reveals a steady ship amid stormy seas

JL Dutaut
ED VAINKER

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Gove’s traditionalists won, but now they see what was lost

Militant discipline and explicit instruction delivered higher exam grades, but the debate has moved on as pupils disengage from…

Freddie Whittaker
Jon Hutchinson
The Research Leader

Pupil premium paperwork reveals schools snub effective strategies

Our review of 550 pupil premium strategies found many schools aren’t strategic at all – which suggests leaders need…

Freddie Whittaker
Emma Dobson
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Repairs to the school-parent contract must come from the top

The situation is not irreparable, and the first small steps have already been taken towards forging a more positive…

Freddie Whittaker
Victoria Hatton

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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,…

JL Dutaut
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

JL Dutaut
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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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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,…

JL Dutaut
James Handscombe
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