Opinion

Why new research on the cost of academies vs maintained schools does not stack up

New research into the relative costs of academies and LA-maintained schools is flawed because it offers only a loose…

Freddie Whittaker
LEORA CRUDDAS
Opinion

Children affected by trauma must be allowed to thrive, rather than just survive

All schools need to be aware of children affected by trauma and have practical measures in place to help…

Expert Contributor
LYNN MILES
Opinion

I was a grizzled, senior lawyer. Now I teach history in south London

Chris Forsyth reflects on his move to the classroom with Now Teach My metamorphosis from a grizzled, senior business…

Expert Contributor
CHRIS FORSYTH
Opinion

Mobile phones in the classroom: to ban, or not to ban?

Love them or loathe them, mobile phones are high in any popularity poll. Children often seem to have them…

Expert Contributor
EVE DEBBAGE
Opinion

What happened when teachers stopped marking?

As part of the Department for Education (DfE) Workload Challenge, I was commissioned by Tarporley High School and Sixth…

Expert Contributor
STUART KIME
Opinion

New handbook promotes the art of good governance

More than ever, trusts need to ensure that their governance arrangements are as robust as possible, says Phil Reynolds,…

Phil Reynolds
PHIL REYNOLDS
Opinion

Do academy trust CEOs really need a teaching background?

A successful head doesn’t always make the transition to a CEO role. We need to cast our net wider…

Expert Contributor
MICHAEL PAIN
SEND

Professional development on SEND is bottom of the pile

Special educational need CPD must be prioritised, says Karen Wespieser. The OECD’s latest data on teacher working conditions and…

Expert Contributor
KAREN WESPIESER
SEND

The SEND funding system is failing to keep up with pupil needs

The SEND funding system is failing to keep up with pupil needs: here’s what the government should do, says…

John Dickens
NATALIE PERERA

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Opinion: Solutions

Five do-now strategies to ease the Year 7 dip

Here’s what we’ve learned from our programme to tackle disengagement in an area where the problem is pervasive

JL Dutaut
Rebecca Maw
Opinion: Inclusion

What the inclusion push can learn from Haringey

AP is a lifeline, not a footnote. Haringey’s model shows what’s possible when we prioritise its pupils and their…

JL Dutaut
Cllr Zena Brabazon
Opinion: CPD

NPQs must evolve to avoid a policy ‘boom and bust’

In many ways, this is the golden age of professional development, but there’s a gap in our provision which…

JL Dutaut
Poppy Nobes

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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,…

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

JL Dutaut
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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

John Dickens
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,…

JL Dutaut
James Handscombe
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