Opinion

How you can dampen the effects of publication bias

Too much research literature is skewed towards positive representations, says Baz Ramaiah Imagine that you’re planning a holiday. A…

Freddie Whittaker
BAZ RAMAIAH
Opinion

What makes some schools stand out

What we can we learn from exceptional schools, and how can they support and challenge each other to improve….

Freddie Whittaker
DR JOSEPHINE VALENTINE
Opinion

It’s easy. You too can be a graduate school

A ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority will allow many more organisations to use the title “graduate school”, explains…

Freddie Whittaker
VIV ELLIS


Opinion

Government efforts to reduce teacher workload have failed – it’s getting worse!

Today’s release of the OECD’s five-yearly TALIS survey of teachers and leaders is a chance to confront reality. The…

John Dickens
JAMES ZUCCOLLO
Opinion

The importance of early language development

Many conversations in education these days seem to come back to the idea of early language development as fundamental…

Expert Contributor
TAMMY ELWARD
Opinion

We must equip youngsters for increasingly rapid change

Why are we educating the young for the low-paid, low-productivity present, instead of the workplace challenges of the future?…

Evie Hayes
BARONESS ESTELLE MORRIS and LORD DAVID BLUNKETT
Opinion

6 ways trusts can boost teacher retention

Crunching the data from seven years of School Workforce Census let us identify the best ways that trusts can…

Expert Contributor
SIR DAVID CARTER
Opinion

Valuing the curriculum in its own right

If the only reason to study a subject is a passing grade, it’s no wonder that many pupils do…

Expert Contributor
BEN NEWMARK
Opinion

It’s time to take a long view on the recruitment crisis

The government’s latest boost for new maths and physics teachers may not solve much, apart from attracting staff to…

Expert Contributor
MARK BOYLAN

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Opinion: Edtech

AI bias poses serious risks for learners with SEND

The promise of personalised learning masks very real risks that demand careful attention from educators and policymakers

JL Dutaut
Michael Finlay
Opinion: Curriculum

What teachers want from a reformed English GCSE

The dialogue surrounding curriculum reform in England, particularly within GCSE English, remains as essential as ever.  Recent insights from…

JL Dutaut
Leandri Dannhauser
Opinion: Teaching Commission

Here’s how we can finally begin to fix the teacher supply crisis

If we’re going to hang on to more of them, then teachers need a better deal than summer respite…

JL Dutaut
Baroness Mary Bousted

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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,…

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

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David Spendlove

EXAMS

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
Exams

The stereotype that could be feeding exam anxiety

The ‘snowflake’ stereotype is damaging and unjustified, but a more pervasive idea may be perpetuating exam anxiety, says Stephen…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Caldwell

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