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Progress 8 fails pupils with special needs

Thousands of pupils with complex needs are guaranteed a negative P8 score and are at increased risk of exclusion…

John Dickens

STEVE PRESTON

Opinion

Organising our thoughts about teaching – the work of Mary Kennedy

How we organise our thoughts shapes how we view the world and how we act. At Ambition Institute, we…

JL Dutaut

HARRY FLETCHER-WOOD

Opinion

Funding formula threatens small schools with extinction

As an election looms, funding promises abound, but Thomas Moore is pretty sure that small schools will continue to…

JL Dutaut

THOMAS MOORE

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Everyone should be asking candidates tough questions

The Headteachers’ Roundtable’s “Big 5” election manifesto gives a new vision of professionalism and trust, restoring confidence in education,…

JL Dutaut

ROS MCMULLEN

Opinion

What CPD is really worthwhile investing in?

The Chartered College of Teaching believes strongly in the value of teacher professional learning. Yet the term encompasses a…

JL Dutaut

SARAH HARRISON

Opinion

Schools with identified RAAC are being urged to put contingency plans in place in case of closure by the DfE

£300,000 will not solve my school’s building woes

The paths in Andy Byers’ school flood, the science prep room is the size of two toilets and less…

JL Dutaut

ANDY BYERS

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Less accountability, more responsibility are key to better CPD

Raedwald Trust is taking matters into its own hands on recruitment, retention and workload, writes Angela Ransby, with a…

JL Dutaut

ANGELA RANSBY

Opinion

Should all teachers complete a Master’s Degree?

It would be fair to say that Friday’s proposal by Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) that…

JL Dutaut

CAT SCUTT

Opinion

How to speak to young people about the future

The ‘raising aspirations’ discourse is dead, and I’m happy to have played a small part in its demise. Over…

JL Dutaut

DR SAM BAARS

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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

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‘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

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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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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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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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