The Knowledge

Does belonging really matter – and what does it look like?

The benefits of fostering belonging are as broad as they are well-evidenced – and we even know how to…

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Kathryn Riley
Opinion: Politics

How we’re going to give maintained schools their voice back

Half of our sector has effectively been marginalised from policy making in spite of its strengths

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Andrew O’Neill
Opinion: Curriculum

Joy belongs in our secondary schools too

Secondary schools can replicate the joy and sense of belonging primaries foster without sacrificing standards

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Tamsin Frances
Opinion: Accountability

Primary Ofsted reports show Labour’s plans are at risk

Analysis of the first 200 primary reports this term shows Ofsted is not ready to be a constructive partner…

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David Scott
Opinion: Policy

The keys to success for Labour’s RISE teams

Here’s what the government’s new regional teams can learn from previous policy successes in school improvement

JL Dutaut
Mel Ainscow
Opinion: Curriculum

Reading aloud: How we’re tackling the literacy gap

As figures reveal a ‘dispiriting’ drop in reading for pleasure and literacy gaps persist, we are taking a trust-wide…

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Richard Tutt
Opinion: Workforce

How to make flexible working work for your school

As the sector moves inexorably towards offer more flexible working opportunities, here are some tried-and-tested approaches and their benefits

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Ashleigh Briggs
Opinion: Policy
More than half of school caterers said they had or were considering using more processed ingredients in school dinners due to cost and supply issues

The cost of our dysfunctional school meals system

More and more families are getting in debt to their schools to feed their children, reveals a new survey

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Georgina Burt
Opinion: Workforce

How government can deliver more flexible working opportunities

A planned review of NPQs creates a golden opportunity to use the golden thread of teacher development to mend…

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Professor Samantha Twiselton

Must Read

The Curriculum Conversation

How to embed oracy as the national curriculum’s ‘fourth R’

Weaving oracy through all subjects can be focal point for breathing new life into the curriculum as a whole….

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Geoff Barton
Opinion: SEND

A golden opportunity to help fix our broken SEND system

A new consultation invites schools and trusts to lead the way in fixing our broken SEND system

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Andrew O’Neill
Opinion: Policy

We can’t advise our way to school improvement

Failing to deal with legal and regulatory divisions will hamper the government’s attempts to drive up standards – but…

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Matt Hood

ITT

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
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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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