Opinion

Time to pause Ofsted – here’s how

This year’s Headteachers’ Roundtable summit will question Ofsted’s legitimacy and efficacy. Stephen Tierney explains why we need to #PauseOfsted,…

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STEPHEN TIERNEY
Opinion

Wishing grammar schools away fails to answer important questions

Unless we come to terms with these five questions, we’ll never put the academic selection genie back in its…

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NICK HILLMAN
Opinion

Can professional development help improve teacher retention?

The National Foundation for Education Research and Teacher Development Trust have partnered up to research CPD’s impact on teacher…

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JACK WORTH


Opinion

Growing workload threatens MAT chairs but can be tackled

As evidence grows that the role is at risk of becoming untenable, Emma Knights warns that we can’t afford…

JL Dutaut
EMMA KNIGHTS
Opinion

How can we prevent teacher burnout?

Harry Fletcher-Wood reviews recent findings on the causes and consequences of burnout, and effective strategies for its prevention According…

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HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD
Opinion

Why Ofsted is (very nearly) right about the three-year KS4

Despite criticism, the case for ensuring schools deliver a broad and balanced curriculum is unarguable and Ofsted are right…

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JON COLES
Opinion: Leadership

Raising diversity in STEM is a matter of leadership vision

Getting more girls in STEM is everyone’s business, and we all benefit from the outcomes, writes Shamsa Mahmood. Here’s…

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SHAMSA MAHMOOD
Opinion

The best bets for having a good BETT

Love it or hate it, if you’re going to the 2020 BETT show, Cat Scutt has some tips to…

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CAT SCUTT
Opinion

How much do teachers really need to know about the science of learning?

The last few years have seen an explosion of interest in the science of learning from the education sector….

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CAT SCUTT

Must Read

Opinion: Solutions

Five do-now strategies to ease the Year 7 dip

Here’s what we’ve learned from our programme to tackle disengagement in an area where the problem is pervasive

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Rebecca Maw
Opinion: Inclusion

What the inclusion push can learn from Haringey

AP is a lifeline, not a footnote. Haringey’s model shows what’s possible when we prioritise its pupils and their…

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Cllr Zena Brabazon
Opinion: CPD

NPQs must evolve to avoid a policy ‘boom and bust’

In many ways, this is the golden age of professional development, but there’s a gap in our provision which…

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Poppy Nobes

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

EXAMS

Exams

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,…

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James Handscombe

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