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Opinion

National teaching service should deliver dedicated teachers, not ‘superheroes’

Things have turned upside down. Too often, teachers and school leaders roll their eyes as ministers announce their latest…

Nick Linford

Opinion

Leaders from other successful education systems are surprised by the imbalance in England

This week CfBT is launching its new report “Interesting Cities: five approaches to urban reform”, comparing the approaches used…

Sophie Scott

Opinion

The recruitment crisis won’t be solved by an ad campaign

The ongoing teacher recruitment crisis took a new turn earlier this week with the government launching an ad campaign…

Sophie Scott

Opinion

Ofsted’s Michael Wilshaw praised primaries – but missed some important points

Ofsted’s Chief Inspector had positive words for primary schools in his first monthly address – but was it as…

Colin Richards

10y

Colin Richards

10y

Opinion

‘It’s essential that governors are paid for their work’

Education is simply too important to be left in the hands of volunteers as their commitment is sanctioned purely…

Nicky Phillips

10y

Nicky Phillips

10y

Opinion

How to boost flagging teacher recruitment

School leaders and policymakers can do simple, practical things to ensure schools have the quality workforces they need Why…

Nicky Phillips

10y

Nicky Phillips

10y

Opinion

Education without heart (and human rights) is no education at all

Children are taught numeracy and literacy at the expense of an all-important holistic education. As Aristotle said centuries ago:…

Nicky Phillips

10y

Nicky Phillips

10y

Opinion

You’re not the ‘mastery’ of me

The masculine narrative of current education reformers won’t lead to freedom. It is infiltrating teachers’ consciousness; changing perceptions of…

Nicky Phillips

10y

Nicky Phillips

10y

Opinion

‘It’s cushy to be a male primary school teacher’

A Y-chromosome makes male teachers instantly visible in a primary schools. It also benefits them enormously; they are over-represented…

Nicky Phillips

10y

Nicky Phillips

10y

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Opinion: Accountability

How Ofsted can ensure inclusion and equity go hand in hand

Ofsted must ensure its new framework for inclusion is applied consistently and fairly in every school

JL Dutaut

Lee Elliot Major

The Curriculum Conversation

How to embed oracy as the national curriculum’s ‘fourth R’

Weaving oracy through all subjects can be focal point for breathing new life into the curriculum as a whole….

JL Dutaut

Geoff Barton

Opinion: SEND

A golden opportunity to help fix our broken SEND system

A new consultation invites schools and trusts to lead the way in fixing our broken SEND system

JL Dutaut

Andrew O’Neill

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

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…

JL Dutaut

Stephen Caldwell

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