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Should character play any part in educator development?

Bunkum and divination have made their way on to educator development programmes and even leadership interviews, write Matt Hood…

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MATT HOOD AND NEIL GILBRIDE

Opinion

Do we value hard thinking, and what does it look like in the classroom?

Simplifying disciplines for novices is a big part of the job but making things hard is how we make…

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HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD

Opinion

Schools have a new purpose. Here’s how we could fulfil it.

Schools are being asked to take a lead as a front-line service for their communities. Ben Gadsby sets out…

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Ben Gadsby

Opinion

Accountability snapshots tell an incomplete story of schools

Schools, teachers and students deserve better than to see their stories reduced to statistical snapshots, writes filmmaker and ex-teacher…

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JAIME TAYLOR

Opinion

This much I know about… ending a school year in March

Author and headteacher John Tomsett reflects on the last day of school as we know it. (For now.) Today,…

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JOHN TOMSETT

Opinion

Local decision-making must include AP to deliver for vulnerable pupils

As the school system finds its way in a confusing new normality, success hinges on being inclusive of voices…

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ELEANOR BERNARDES

Opinion

Even when the world stops, we have to keep on going

Schools Week’s contributing editor reflects on the prospect of empty playgrounds and the role schools must continue to play…

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LAURA MCINERNEY

Opinion

Vulnerable students need key adults to fight through isolation

As schools rush to put home learning and free meals in place, we mustn’t forget the importance of key…

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SHEILA MULVENNEY

Opinion

School closures: ASCL general secretary’s advice to members

Following yesterday’s announcements on school closures and the cancellation of this year’s exam series, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of…

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GEOFF BARTON

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Opinion

We’re yet to see what this white paper really means for academy trusts

This is an inflection point for the trust sector. And its direction still feels rather uncertain

Freddie Whittaker

Michael Pain

Opinion

‘No excuses’ doctrine means zero insight into barriers a child faces

Education has been warped by false divides, but schools that use vulnerability indices to identify need have found a…

Freddie Whittaker

Lee Elliot Major

Opinion

Best performing schools have the fewest disadvantaged pupils

Children who are doubly disadvantaged – both having SEND and coming from low-income families – are being shut out…

Freddie Whittaker

Charlotte O’Regan

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Assessment

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

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Assessment

Are we asking the right questions on assessment?

A new AQA report proposes new assessment models for the millions left lacking critical skills by the current format

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Reza Schwitzer

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