Opinion

Primary school review, 2018: Storm clouds are brewing

If you think this year has been tough, just wait for the year ahead, says Allana Gay The year…

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ALLANA GAY
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Secondary school review, 2018: Looking back – with a little help from Donald Rumsfeld

There’s lots to talk about after a year in which education remains one of the few issues outside Brexit,…

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VIC GODDARD
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School business leaders’ review 2018: Be bold and take control

Brexit may have dominated the past year, but that shouldn’t stop educators seizing the opportunity to develop their own…

Stephen Morales
STEPHEN MORALES
Opinion

School governance review 2018: Hooray for the heroes!

It’s been a busy year for the unsung heroes of the education system, says Naureen Khalid Accountability and transparency…

Naureen Khalid
NAUREEN KHALID
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Education politics review 2018: The DfE needs to raise the bar

It’s been a bit of a humdrum year in education policy, says Natalie Perera, neither a car crash nor…

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NATALIE PERERA
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Special educational needs review, 2018

The challenges for SEND have reached a critical point this year, but there are still reasons to be cheerful,…

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ADAM BODDISON
Opinion

How can primaries offer a broad curriculum and still get literacy right?

If primary schools have to offer a broad curriculum, does that mean less time for English and maths, asks…

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KAREN WESPIESER
Opinion

Ofsted research paves the way to a sunnier upland

While the devil will be in the detail, the curriculum research published today looks promising for schools, says Stephen…

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STEPHEN ROLLETT
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Why you must beware of enormous effect sizes

How do you know which interventions will actually work in your school? You need to look beyond the effect…

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JONATHAN HASLAM

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We must get under the bonnet of disadvantage as it applies to individuals to have any chance of mitigating…

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The sector has taken another big step in parent-teacher support

Developments at the National Education Union’s conference give hope that we may soon stem the flow of parents out…

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How Ofsted can ensure inclusion and equity go hand in hand

Ofsted must ensure its new framework for inclusion is applied consistently and fairly in every school

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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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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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The number of penalties handed out to students caught cheating has risen for a second year

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