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Don’t neglect curriculum content for pupils with severe learning difficulties

We must protect curriculum content if pupils with severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties are to be included…

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DEBORAH ROBINSON

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What do schools need to know about assessment?

The land might have been cleared for self-improvement but the tools are in short supply, says Stuart Kime The…

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STUART KIME

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What does a good school workforce development plan look like?

Forget expensive, complex intervention strategies, says Sir David Carter – the best investment is to focus on the capacity,…

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SIR DAVID CARTER

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How schools can support older teachers to join the profession

Older teachers bring experience, wisdom and resilience, says Katie Waldegrave, and there are many ways in which schools can…

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KATIE WALDGREAVE

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Why education’s ‘trads’ are actually the true progressives

You can deny the debate all you like, says Tom Bennett, but sticking your fingers in your ears won’t…

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TOM BENNETT

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How to develop good communication between MAT trustees and local academy committees

It’s vital to develop good communication between MAT trustees and local academy committees, says Sam Henson, who has some…

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SAM HENSON

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Is pupil enjoyment or ‘happiness’ key to effective learning?

Trying to motivate children to higher performance by making learning more enjoyable may have the opposite effect, argues James…

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JAMES CROFT

Opinion

Primary-secondary transition: it’s more than drum workshops

Every month a school from the Research Schools Network – run by the Education Endowment Foundation and Institute for…

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FLORENCE POPE

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How to use specialist teachers effectively in your school

Specialist teachers should be woven into the DNA of your school, not tacked on as a patch, says Jules…

Jules Daulby

JULES DAULBY

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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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Sam Sykes

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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

JL Dutaut

Reza Schwitzer

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