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
Opinion

What next for schools after hair discrimination case?

No new precedent has been set in the recent hair discrimination case, writes Esther Maxwell, but our culture is…

JL Dutaut
ESTHER MAXWELL
Opinion

Sweating the small stuff applies to finances as well as results

Rowena Hackwood says her list of efficiency suggestions have prompted a flurry of support, but achieving sustainable savings come…

JL Dutaut
ROWENA HACKWOOD

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The strain posed by pupil mental health needs is increasing, but Kerry Westbrook believes her academy trust has a…

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Foundations are already there to build curriculum reforms

The review builds on the strong curricula many schools already have in place, so this isn’t about starting from…

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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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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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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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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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