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Did free schools really get the best progress scores?

Free schools came top as the best-performing “type” of school in this year’s Progress 8 tables, but were their…

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REBECCA ALLEN

Opinion

What is the role of local governing bodies in MATs?

There can be confusion about the roles of the various governing bodies in academy trusts. Sam Henson is on…

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SAM HENSON

Opinion

Why we replaced our local governing bodies with committees

As Ofsted demands around accountability have tightened, shifting that responsibility to professionals takes the weight off governors’ shoulders I…

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KIT THORNE

Opinion

The new Ofsted framework has the potential to transform workload

Ofsted’s new curriculum framework has the potential to transform workload and bring education back to where it should be….

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NICK HUDSON

Opinion

Schools need more guidance on how to close the disadvantage gap

Many schools are looking to close the disadvantage gap in their communities, but they need more evidence about what…

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MEGAN SIM

Opinion

The DfE’s repeated misuse of statistics is embarrassing

The Department for Education needs to start using statistics properly, or much of its evidence will simply be dismissed as…

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HETAN SHAH

Opinion

Pupil premium: how to translate evidence into practice

Every month a school from the Education Endowment Foundation’s Research School network shares a research-based initiative it has implemented….

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DANIEL JONES

Opinion

‘They’ll blame the housing crisis on PRUs soon!’

The recent debate about exclusions has become a stick with which to beat pupil referral units, says Steve Howell…

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STEVE HOWELL

Opinion

Conference diary: What did we learn from four days with the Conservatives?

After four days of politics but very few policies at the Conservative Party conference, schools are still none the…

Freddie Whittaker

FREDDIE WHITTAKER

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Opinion: Solutions

How to mitigate disadvantage in the classroom

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

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Finola Wilson

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Opinion: Workforce

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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Emma Sheppard

Opinion: Accountability

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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Lee Elliot Major

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

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

Exams

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

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…

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Stephen Caldwell

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