Opinion: Policy

What schools can (and can’t) learn from the world of startups

Ministers’ well-meaning desire for action can’t come at the expense of children’s learning. A test-and-learn approach offers the right…

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Dr Calum Davey
Opinion: Accountability
A senior Ofsted representative has given evidence at an inquest into headteacher Ruth Perry's death

Two years on, why we still fight for Ruth’s legacy

For all the talk of reform, it isn’t clear Ofsted has learned any real lessons from Ruth Perry’s death

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Edmund Barnett-Ward
Opinion: Politics

Labour must ratchet up reform in 2025

The new government’s time to enact meaningful change before the next election is short. Here’s what needs to happen…

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Natalie Perera
Opinion: Curriculum

O reason not the need to rescue English in our schools

The subject’s decline is not inexorable, but if we’re going to reverse it, nothing will come of nothing

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Lawrence Foley
The Knowledge

Trusts are maturing – but their horizons are contracting

The 2024 ‘Being the CEO’ report reveals trust leadership is improving in important ways but strategic decisions is becoming…

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Rachael Gacs
Opinion: Edtech

How to get the best – and avoid the worst – of AI

Teachers must be careful not to get swept up in the hype and sacrifice safety or quality. Here’s how

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Matt Hood
Opinion: Workforce

What trust leaders say about recruitment and retention

A recent trust leaders’ roundtable drew out the key challenges and opportunities for solving this ongoing crisis

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Nav Sanghara and Sufian Sadiq
Opinion: 2024 in review

Governance is key to improvement. Simples.

Last year’s challenges have been joined by a raft of new ones while the improvement potential of governance remains…

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Lawayne Jefferson
Opinion: Teaching Commission
Suspensions among pupils back up during second year of pandemic but exclusions still falling

Why tackling the recruitment challenge is both vital and urgent

The evidence presented at the first meeting of the Teaching Commission is stark

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Dr Haili Hughes

Must Read

Labour’s first year

We’ve laid the foundations. Now we build

Education secretary says her government’s work so far is just the beginning, and here’s what comes next …

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Bridget Phillipson
Labour’s first year

Engaging trusts is key to the opportunity mission’s success

Ministers have shown they can listen to the sector. More of that will be necessary as the details of…

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Leora Cruddas
Labour’s first year

SEND: Hope still prevails, but Labour must learn to listen

Treating the specialist and alternative sectors as afterthoughts means ministers have missed chances to progress towards a more inclusive…

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Dr Nic Crossley

ITT

ITT

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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Melanie Renowden
ITT

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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David Spendlove
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Exams

How sitting an exam re-affirmed my respect for our students

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

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James Handscombe
Exams
The number of penalties handed out to students caught cheating has risen for a second year

The stereotype that could be feeding exam anxiety

The ‘snowflake’ stereotype is damaging and unjustified, but a more pervasive idea may be perpetuating exam anxiety, says Stephen…

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Stephen Caldwell
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