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Mixed prior attainment teaching: why it worked for us

In 2011 Rosendale primary was looking for ways not only to close the attainment gap between pupil premium and…

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How we’re redesigning our MAT curriculum

How do you turn commitment to the curriculum into systems, process, policy and culture? The Ormiston trust’s five-year strategy…

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AMELIA WALKER
Opinion

How well do you know your school’s curriculum?

Too many schools (and their leaders) know more about pupils’ scores than what they’ve actually learned about, says Tom…

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TOM SHERRINGTON
Opinion

MAT CEO pay should be judged on value for money

The real question about chief executive pay in the schools sector is whether it represents value for money, says…

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SIR STEVE LANCASHIRE
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The new baseline assessment is fairer than what we have

The new reception baseline is a fairer way of assessing primary schools because it means we’ll get credit for…

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CASSIE YOUNG
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There’s no shortcut to quality relationships and sex education

Effective relationships and sex education is a partnership, and it needs an appropriate investment from government so that schools…

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LUCY EMMERSON
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Relationships, sex and health education: What do schools need to know?

In what’s been hailed as a “historic” moment, the government has finally published the first new guidance on relationships…

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FREDDIE WHITTAKER
Opinion

We need to talk about teacher wellbeing

Developing students’ self-regulatory abilities in school is under scrutiny. But what about occupational self-regulation for those working there? What…

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STUART KIME
Opinion

New Church of England model articles – what’s changed?

New model articles should simplify and clarify the operation of multi-academy trusts with Church of England schools, says Susan…

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SUSAN NEWELL

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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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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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