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Opinion

Cuts and overbearing accountability have driven me out of headship

Andy Mellor, the past president of the NAHT, has left his role at St Nicholas Church of England primary…

Freddie Whittaker

ANDY MELLOR

News, Opinion

Should inspections be ‘no-notice’ for inspectors as well as schools?

Following the Conservatives’ election victory, no-notice inspections of schools are likely to be trialed in England. Colin Richards believes this…

Freddie Whittaker

COLIN RICHARDS

Opinion

School business leaders are transforming schools and the system

Despite the backdrop of continued political uncertainty and a government in relative paralysis, 2019 has been an exciting year…

JL Dutaut

STEPHEN MORALES

Opinion

Ofqual's director for standards Cath Jadhav will move to Pearson to become the exam board's responsible officer

History repeats for school governors in 2019 funding crisis

Education has gone as far back to basics as it possibly can, writes Martin Matthews. If only politicians found…

JL Dutaut

MARTIN MATTHEWS

Opinion

Ofsted must do more to acknowledge staff who go the extra mile

Schools with more pupils from deprived backgrounds are still less likely to be judged ‘good’. Ofsted must do more…

Freddie Whittaker

STEPHEN TIERNEY

Opinion: SEND

An Ofsted report found gaps in SEND support in mainstream schools.

The SEND funding crisis can’t be hidden any longer

This year, the funding crisis affecting children with SEND and their families finally got the political attention it needs….

JL Dutaut

JULIE MCCULLOCH

Opinion

As 2020 dawns, primary schools face a perfect storm

Primaries, their teachers and pupils face an unprecedented crisis if things don’t change in 2020, says Robert Campbell. And…

JL Dutaut

ROBERT CAMPBELL

Opinion

Do schools understand what it’s like to be poor at Christmas?

A recent House of Commons Briefing Paper suggests that on current trends, by 2021/22, the share of children in…

JL Dutaut

LOIC MENZIES

Opinion: SEND

The SEND system desperately needs transformation in 2020

The new government needs to make the education of young people with SEND a top priority throughout the next…

JL Dutaut

CHRIS ROSSITER

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Opinion

Gove’s traditionalists won, but now they see what was lost

Militant discipline and explicit instruction delivered higher exam grades, but the debate has moved on as pupils disengage from…

Freddie Whittaker

Jon Hutchinson

The Research Leader

Pupil premium paperwork reveals schools snub effective strategies

Our review of 550 pupil premium strategies found many schools aren’t strategic at all – which suggests leaders need…

Freddie Whittaker

Emma Dobson

Opinion

Repairs to the school-parent contract must come from the top

The situation is not irreparable, and the first small steps have already been taken towards forging a more positive…

Freddie Whittaker

Victoria Hatton

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

JL Dutaut

David Spendlove

EXAMS

Exams

University clearing: How teachers can support students

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

John Dickens

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Sam Sykes

6mo

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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