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Independent special schools are cost effective

It is in everyone’s interests to get SEND support right, says Claire Dorer. For many pupils that means a…

Expert Contributor

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We need to fix existing schools, not just build more

People are getting their knickers in a twist this week about a bunch of separate budget-related things but keep…

Laura McInerney

Opinion

Why we’re spending our school budget on Scouts

As anyone who works in a challenging school will know, when children’s lives are consistently chaotic and their influences…

Expert Contributor

Opinion

Budget 2017: A missed opportunity for schools

Philip Hammond’s 2017 Budget will be remembered as a missed opportunity for education, says Russell Hobby When the government…

Russell Hobby

Opinion

Who started the Association of School and College Leaders?

Geoff Barton has emerged as victor in the battle for the coveted general secretary post at the Association of…

Laura McInerney

Opinion

What are ‘T-Levels’?

Following the Treasury’s announcement of additional budget funding for technical education, ‘T-levels’ have been touted as the new alternative…

Gemma Gathercole

Opinion

How to make Opportunity Areas work: build sustainable programmes

As long as pupils from independent schools are still more than twice as likely to attend a Russell Group…

Toby Salt

Opinion

How to make Opportunity Areas work: invest in local people

Opportunity areas are a welcome commitment to social mobility. They demonstrate a legitimate concern that all parts of the…

Russell Hobby

Opinion

What does an ethical code for school leaders look like?

Carolyn Roberts outlines what an ethical leadership code might look like and why it is needed The Association of…

Carolyn Roberts

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Parental leave

Some schools have cracked parental leave – so why can’t everyone?

Education leaders must take note of a parliamentary debate last week on maternity and paternity pay, says Emma Sheppard

John Dickens

Emma Sheppard

Inclusion

Ofsted says identify children previously in care. But how?

Ofsted’s new focus will ensure children previously known to social care become more visible – but schools need better…

John Dickens

Kiran Gill

Opinion

Why it’s time for a closer look at home-to-school transport

Ensuring pupils arrive at school ready to learn begins with the journey that gets them there

Freddie Whittaker

Vicky Davis

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

JL Dutaut

David Spendlove

EXAMS

Exams

University clearing: How teachers can support students

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

John Dickens

3mo

Sam Sykes

3mo

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

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