Opinion

A hundred years of randomness: Dr Ben Styles on education RCTs

On Monday around 100 education researchers and users of research gathered at the Royal Statistical Society to celebrate the…

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DR BEN STYLES
Opinion

Time to get serious about children with additional needs

The SEND Code of Practice is routinely broken because a number of factors are not being addressed. Simply moving…

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JO HUTCHINSON
Opinion

Ofsted’s new framework: From watchdog to service dog?

Last week we got “the call” in one our trust’s primary schools. The second week of September, a new,…

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Opinion
Most schools have taken at least one measure to reduce spending in the last year, a new survey shows

Extra cash is welcome, but schools need to stop being wasteful

Promises of more funding will be welcome, but the sector can’t continue using disadvantaged schools as cover for their…

John Dickens
PAUL TARN
Opinion

How Labour’s ‘back to the future’ Ofsted plans can work

Labour’s recently announced plan for remodelled school inspection reads as a hopeful case of “back to the future”. Its…

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COLIN RICHARDS
Opinion

Research review: Cat Scutt investigates how to set a positive work culture

New classes. New colleagues. Maybe a new school. Teachers will have spent the past couple of weeks setting the…

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CAT SCUTT
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No more heroes. Time to change the record on school leadership

Let’s celebrate “expert leaders”, say Jen Barker and Tom Rees, and stop always talking about charismatic, dynamic, inspirational leaders…

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JEN BARKER AND TOM REES
Opinion

Are independent school pensions about to help schools recruit?

Many teachers in private schools have threatened to leave if their schools withdraw from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme –…

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PHILLIP REYNOLDS
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The 3 key principles to helping students form good habits

The new school year is a great chance to encourage students to form good habits. Habits are automatic responses…

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Opinion: Curriculum

Teachers need agency to thrive – we’re exploring how and why

Agency is often misinterpreted and overlooked, but giving teachers themselves more capacity to act would bring wide-ranging benefits, writes…

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The Research Leader

Alignment between leadership and governance takes work

Research shows those closest to the frontline worry more over issues like finances. This means building shared understanding is…

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Dr Rajbir Hazelwood and Kamal Bodhanker
Inclusion

Dear DfE, don’t marginalise special schools and AP!

In their quest for an inclusive mainstream setting, ministers must not push specialist settings to the margins

Freddie Whittaker
Warren Carratt

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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

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Sam Sykes
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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