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Maths teaching for mastery: Is it worth it?

The Shanghai Teacher Exchange has been deemed ineffective for improving maths SATs scores, but does this mean teaching mastery…

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Creativity can’t be left to chance – it must be taught

A knowledge-rich curriculum is vital, says Paul Carney, but students must learn what creative processes are and how they…

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PAUL CARNEY
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The new Ofsted framework is great for AP

Debra Rutley rejoiced when she read the new Ofsted framework. “At last we in AP could tell our story”…

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DEBRA RUTLEY
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Be brave and say ‘no’ to excessive executive pay

Trustees need to make ethical decisions about CEO pay – and not get caught in a race to the…

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SAM HENSON
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How to interpret effect sizes in education

Humans are not naturally good at understanding abstract statistics. As teachers, sure, we can easily understand the idea that…

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C.J. Rauch
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Another expert panel? Let’s ask the real experts about ed tech apps

The expert panel set up to look at tablets and apps for children under five is all very worthy…

Tony Parkin
TONY PARKIN
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5 unintended consequences of the new Ofsted framework

The vast knowledge of HMIs should support and improve schools rather than tell them what they already know, says…

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VIC GODDARD
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The problem isn’t the framework, it’s high-stakes accountability

Ros McMullen gives ‘a big thumbs-up’ to the emphasis on curriculum – although, she says, she struggles with how…

Ros McMullen
ROS MCMULLEN
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How Ofsted is trying to tackle the culture of teaching to the test

Inspection should capture the things that no data measure can, says Amanda Spielman. ‘We need to look at how…

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AMANDA SPIELMAN

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Opinion: Inclusion

What the inclusion push can learn from Haringey

AP is a lifeline, not a footnote. Haringey’s model shows what’s possible when we prioritise its pupils and their…

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NPQs must evolve to avoid a policy ‘boom and bust’

In many ways, this is the golden age of professional development, but there’s a gap in our provision which…

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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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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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University clearing: How teachers can support students 

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I still believe exams to be the best way of testing academic knowledge and understanding but they’re no bagatelle,…

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