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‘Mixed bag’ Conservative manifesto has surprises and threats

Coming last in the publication of your manifesto has its advantages. Other parties have shown their hand. You can…

Russell Hobby

Opinion

The Conservative manifesto is about making schools easier to control

This manifesto is essentially about making schools cheaper to run and easier to control. The only saving grace is…

Mike Cameron

Opinion

The Tories have scored an own goal on universal free school meals

There is a strange sense of relief in hearing a policy you have criticised for years finally be scrapped….

Jess Staufenberg

Opinion

The false freedoms of becoming an academy

Many academy heads seem to have swapped local authority and government bureaucracy for strict trust controls, says Christopher Toye…

Expert Contributor

Opinion

Why shouldn’t I call my friend a c***? The case for philosophy GCSE

An encounter in the school canteen convinced George Duoblys of the need for a philosophy GCSE. It would help…

George Duoblys

Opinion

First they came for the teaching assistants…

The reality of budget cuts for many teaching assistants are proposed new contracts and a loss of up to…

Expert Contributor

Opinion

Headteacher boards ARE corrupt but can be fixed – just like Gove fixed GCSEs

The editorial last week led to more responses than any other in schools week’s history. One headteacher board member…

Laura McInerney

Opinion

Headteacher boards are not corrupt

The editorial last week led to more responses than any other in Schools Week’s history. Here, one headteacher board…

Expert Contributor

Opinion

Academy ‘members’ have too much power – but it’s not their fault

Those in charge of multi-academy trusts are not power-mad, says Alison Critchley – but government needs to be clearer…

Expert Contributor

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Opinion: Sustainability

How trusts can work towards net zero despite recent cuts

Government funding for school sustainability may have been slashed, but that doesn’t have to stop us from getting to…

JL Dutaut

John Hunt

Opinion: Edtech

The DfE’s new materials dangerously underplay AI’s risks

AI support materials published by the department last week effectively transfer responsibility for all of its risks onto schools

JL Dutaut

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey

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Opinion: Solutions

How to answer parents’ questions about dyslexia

Jamie Oliver’s new documentary is likely to spark questions from parents. These are likely to be the most common,…

JL Dutaut

Sarah Scott

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,…

JL Dutaut

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

EXAMS

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,…

JL Dutaut

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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