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Governors are the unsung heroes of the school system

Unpaid volunteers, school governors are now often giving up as many 20 full days a year to make sure…

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How to close the vocabulary gap in the classroom

Building children’s vocabularies opens doors to harder, more rewarding curriculums and lifelong learning, writes Alex Quigley, but it needs…

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Schools need more protection against vexatious complaints

There may not be many of them, but one or two unreasonable parents can make running a school very…

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Ofsted has found no concerns at a school at the centre of a recent gender row

The OECD’s PISA gender reporting reinforces unhelpful stereotypes

The OECD’s analysis of the gender gaps in education simply regurgitates centuries of educational bias, and it’s wrong, writes…

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Are police officers in schools a force for good?

Hundreds of police officers are now based in schools but we don’t know enough about the work they do,…

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Dr AMANDA HENSHALL
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Schools Week is changing: we’re going digital first

I’d like to tell you about some changes we’re making to Schools Week, coming into effect in June. Since the newspaper’s launch…

Shane Mann
Shane Mann
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What are the routes to opening new VA schools?

To open a new school three things are needed: a proposer, permission, and capital funding, explains Simon Foulkes The…

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You don’t need facts to win a debate, you need confidence

Knowledge isn’t enough to navigate the world: children need to be taught the power of their own voice, argues…

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Without a foundation in fact, oracy isn’t sufficient

Of course pupils need to learn to express themselves, says John Blake, but the fact is that without a…

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