Opinion: Attendance

How Labour can solve the attendance crisis (again)

A new Institute for Government report suggests the government don’t have to look far for solutions to getting absence…

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Tim Leunig
Opinion: Solutions

How to get flexible working right to drive inclusion

Flexible working is key to inclusive workplaces and tackling systemic recruitment and retention issues. Here’s how to get started

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Antonia Spinks
Opinion: Accountability

Why our members are not reassured after meeting Sir Martyn

HMCI’s visit to the Chartered College of Teaching didn’t alleviate many concerns, but it did point the way to…

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Alison Peacock
The Knowledge

How can we better train and retain SENCos?

Our programme’s evaluation points to three key ways SEND leaders can be better supported to thrive in their roles…

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Bart Shaw
The Curriculum Conversation

How to avoid a managed decline of art and design

The review’s evidence that art and design are thriving masks concerning statistics and some very real weaknesses in our…

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Michele Gregson
Opinion: Workforce

Labour’s funding decision on pay pits frontline against bottom line

The funding shortfall will mean vital support is lost – but policymakers either don’t understand or don’t care

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Christopher Tribble
Opinion: Workforce

Recruitment crisis: Are we finally turning the corner?

This week’s figures reveal positive signs for the teacher workforce but there’s a long way to go to meet…

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Jack Worth
Opinion: CPD

Labour must usher in a new era of professional empowerment

Labour’s teacher training entitlement is key to delivering its opportunity mission. Here’s what needs to happen to deliver on…

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Loic Menzies
Opinion: Policy

Labour’s bill could tie schools to inequity through uniform

The government’s well-intentioned policy on school uniform could be undermined by failing to grasp its broader interplay with inclusion

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Caroline Barlow and Tess Howard

Must Read

Opinion: Workforce

We’re backing teachers because we have a job to do together

Today’s investment is a clear sign of the government’s commitment to partnership in delivering high and rising standards for…

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Bridget Phillipson
Opinion: Legal

Legal: How to manage restructuring, redundancies and industrial action

With more budget cuts on the horizon, here are some answers to the questions leaders ask us most about…

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Sarah Linden
The Knowledge

How schools are evolving to meet new and persistent challenges

Our new State of the Nation in Education report is a testament to the sector’s impatience for innovation in…

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Dr Kate Chhatwal

ITT

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,…

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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
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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,…

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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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