Opinion

Ofsted’s evidence is so unfounded that their case for retaining grades collapses

Ofsted’s defence of its four-point grading scheme in its recent paper (Retaining the current grading system in education, April…

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FRANK COFFIELD
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Suspensions among pupils back up during second year of pandemic

Which types of school are more likely to off-roll students?

It seems impossible that nearly 50,000 pupils disappeared from schools last year for no apparent reason. But this is…

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SHONA GALT
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Who needs coding when it’s pupil safety that matters?

Schools would be better using their limited edtech resources to help pupils to stay safe and develop as informed…

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LAURA LARKE
Opinion

What does a ‘high quality’ ITE curriculum look like?

Successful ITE curricula are co-designed and co-taught across a partnership, says Jan Rowe Ofsted’s recent attempt to confirm what…

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JAN ROWE
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Suspensions among pupils back up during second year of pandemic but exclusions still falling

Too many children are disappearing from school rolls

There are still too many unexplained exits from schools, at a level that cannot be in the best interests…

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JO HUTCHINSON
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SATs are the fairest way to judge pupil progress

Teachers and pupils should not have any reason to be stressed about SATs, and it is up to headteachers…

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CASSIE YOUNG
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The DfE revealed further details of its senior mental health lead training plans.

Keeping schools mentally healthy: sometimes young people just need to talk

Sometimes young people just want to talk, says Lisa Fathers, who explains how the devolved administration in Greater Manchester…

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LISA FATHERS
Opinion
A plan to centralise school reserves and funding at REAch2 is to be paused for ACAS talks

If schools want more money from government, they must use funds efficiently

The government’s scheme for providing financial advice to schools is helping them redirect more resources to the frontline, argues…

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LORD THEODORE AGNEW
Opinion
A study will look at the Covid legacy for Year 11 pupils.

PRUs shouldn’t just be part of the flowchart

England is recreating the old grammar and secondary modern system, only this time, based on behaviour not attainment, says…

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JULES DAULBY

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