The Knowledge

What the media say about youth – and its impact

A new report reveals pervasive negative media portrayals of young people and how these affect how they perceive themselves

JL Dutaut
Elise Temple
The Knowledge

What impact has the pandemic had on pupils and schools?

A new NFER report reveals the impact of the pandemic on two cohorts of primary pupils over four years

JL Dutaut
Tara Paxman
Opinion: Academy trusts

Schools in merging trusts should give parents an out

Conditions could lead to a phase of increased trust mergers and acquisitions. Schools should have a say on changing…

JL Dutaut
Joe Hallgarten


Opinion: SEND

Blaming and shaming won’t help solve the SEND crisis

Stirred by over-simplified punditry, Hugh Greenway sets out the real problems dogging SEND provision – and some ideas for…

JL Dutaut
Hugh Greenway
The Curriculum Conversation

Mitigating ‘backwards pressure’: What to do about key stage 3

The Francis review must ensure the first, instrumental years of secondary school are an opportunity for a rich and…

JL Dutaut
Charlie Cutler
Opinion: Curriculum review

A golden opportunity for a proper financial education curriculum

The curriculum and assessment review must lead to a national strategy to ensure every child leaves schools with this…

JL Dutaut
Sarah Porretta
Opinion: Legal

Relaxed finance leasing rules put renewables back on the table

Relaxed rules around lease agreements mean schools can invest in energy efficiency from approved suppliers – but there are…

JL Dutaut
Isaac Murdy
The Knowledge

The Knowledge: How many children are missing from education?

A new report from the Education Policy Institute shows the number is vastly under-estimated

JL Dutaut
Whitney Crenna-Jennings
Opinion: Policy

Labour’s breakfast club delay is the right call

We can’t afford another Whitehall shambles, and too many building blocks are not in place which the policy needs…

JL Dutaut
Anna McShane

Must Read

The Curriculum Conversation

The last thing history needs is more revolution

History teachers already have the tools to drive improvement. We mustn’t jeopardise that in the quest to modernise

JL Dutaut
Michael Fordham
Opinion: Workforce

We’re backing teachers because we have a job to do together

Today’s investment is a clear sign of the government’s commitment to partnership in delivering high and rising standards for…

JL Dutaut
Bridget Phillipson
Opinion: Legal

Legal: How to manage restructuring, redundancies and industrial action

With more budget cuts on the horizon, here are some answers to the questions leaders ask us most about…

JL Dutaut
Sarah Linden

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,…

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

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
Exams

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…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Caldwell

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