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Can the council force an academy named on an EHCP to meet a pupil’s need?

Can a local authority enforce a school named on an Education, Health and Care Plan to meet a pupil’s…

Antony Power

Opinion

Teacher top-ups: a solution to under-performance in Northern schools?

Ofsted’s annual report for 2014/15 highlighted an educational gap, not only between primary and secondary, but also between the…

Expert Contributor

Opinion

What makes a great middle leader?

Middle leadership is under-researched, but there are steps heads of department can take to make their departments run efficiently, write Sam Baars…

Expert Contributor

Opinion

Why have grammar schools become a symbol of social mobility when they make things worse for the many?

The grammar school debate is firmly back on the agenda thanks to a burgeoning campaign by Conservative MPs to…

Russell Hobby

Opinion

Safeguarding compliance – has the education recruitment sector been lucky so far?

The education sector spends millions, even billions (if you read some reports) per year on supply teachers and support…

Expert Contributor

Opinion

Nick Gibb is wrong about modern foreign languages

Boosting foreign language GCSE entries is not the way to improve our country’s language skills – but there is…

Expert Contributor

Opinion

What to make of ‘British values’ in the aftermath of Brexit?

More than 37 headteachers and representatives of professional associations have signed an open letter to Justine Greening calling for a…

David Lundie

Opinion

Academy trust expenses claims: The dos and don’ts

It was hard not to be shocked by the Dispatches/Observer investigation into academy trust expenses and perks. The Department…

Expert Contributor

Opinion

How to secure the right business partner for your school

Schools and businesses are increasingly being encouraged to establish partnerships. Yet with so many different organisations to work with,…

Expert Contributor

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Opinion: Inclusion

What the inclusion push can learn from Haringey

AP is a lifeline, not a footnote. Haringey’s model shows what’s possible when we prioritise its pupils and their…

JL Dutaut

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Cllr Zena Brabazon

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Opinion: CPD

NPQs must evolve to avoid a policy ‘boom and bust’

In many ways, this is the golden age of professional development, but there’s a gap in our provision which…

JL Dutaut

Poppy Nobes

Opinion: Assessment

GCSE resits don’t deliver social justice – but alternatives can

The GCSE resit policy limits our ability to recognise what learners can do. We know what would work better,…

JL Dutaut

Robin Bevan

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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

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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

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Exams

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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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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