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A new evaluation report looks at the impact of early years reforms

The new OECD study that could improve early intervention

As the OECD publishes its first early learning study, Caroline Sharp looks at what we’ve already learned and how…

JL Dutaut
CAROLINE SHARP
Opinion

10 steps to prepare for coronavirus

The Covid-19 situation is rapidly evolving. Hayley Dunn presents ten key points to keep coming back to as the…

JL Dutaut
HAYLEY DUNN
Opinion

Are schools ready to dismantle period stigma?

Schools are moving in the right direction in tackling stigma around mentruation, but how can we ensure results are…

JL Dutaut
KATE BOWEN-VINER
Opinion

Trauma-informed practice is the right response to austerity

Trauma-informed practice is good for everyone and best of all for the most vulnerable. Why would our government favour…

JL Dutaut
COLIN DIAMOND, CBE
Opinion

The zero-sum paradigm of education excellence is at an end. What next?

The winners-and-losers way of doing things has taken us as far as it can and it’s time for a…

JL Dutaut
KATE CHHATWAL
Opinion

Industry must put its money where its mouth is on careers education

Careers education is too important not to be compulsory, and too important to leave to busy, cash-strapped schools. Ruth…

JL Dutaut
RUTH GILBERT
Opinion

Putting policy into practice in education

Calling for change in education is a national pastime but we can all learn from Arkansas about what not…

JL Dutaut
JONATHAN HASLAM
Opinion

Looked-after children need better-trained teachers

Looked-after children and their teachers are being let down by a persistent lack of guidance. Closing the training gap…

JL Dutaut
DR SARAH ALIX
Opinion

The real ‘squander’ is pupil premium’s lost focus

It is imperative that any new additional pupil premium funding in the budget is used solely for its intended…

JL Dutaut
SIMON BARNES

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Opinion: school funding

5 helpful ways ministers can support schools to cut costs

With this week’s budget expected to offer little for squeezed schools, one trust leader outlines suggestions for ministers to…

John Dickens
Keziah Featherstone
School structures

Why the MAT debate misses the real opportunity

School-led partnerships offer the benefits of trusts without the restructuring, and work for schools that want to collaborate but…

John Dickens
Stephen Hall

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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

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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