Opinion: Funding

The spending review spells trouble unless ministers act fast

The spin around this week’s fiscal event will quickly unravel, and ministers will need to be ready with solutions…

JL Dutaut
Sir Jon Coles
Opinion

How we’ll transform school support from the ground up

Read Association of Education Advisers chair Les Walton’s speech to the organisation’s annual summit in full as they come…

JL Dutaut
Les Walton
Opinion

What the spending review really means for schools

The next few years are going to be very tight for school budgets, writes Luke Sibieta, and forecasting anything…

John Dickens
Luke Sibieta
Opinion

How we can put inclusion at the heart of education reform

New research reveals the stark realities of entrenched educational equalities. Here’s what we can do about it

JL Dutaut
John Barneby
Opinion

Why we must improve teaching’s ethnic diversity – and how

Our new research shows greater focus on ethnic diversity in recruitment and retention would help meet government’s pledge of…

JL Dutaut
Jack Worth
Opinion: SEND

How we can ensure our schools cater for all our kids

Two actions would begin to transform the school experiences of children with dyslexia and other neurodivergences – and it’s…

JL Dutaut
Jamie Oliver
Opinion

How we’ve boosted social mobility in our deprived area

Here’s how we went from persistently low outcomes to the most improved school in the country for disadvantaged students

JL Dutaut
Steve Rogers
Opinion

Local governance is key to community cohesion

This volunteers’ week, let’s pledge to better support our governors as the community champions they are in these times…

JL Dutaut
Emma Balchin
Opinion

How we’re bucking the trend and recruiting great governors

Amid a national shortage of governors, here’s how our group has had success in recruiting and retaining professionals who…

JL Dutaut
Jenny Pharo

Must Read

Opinion

SEND reforms are a chance to change what we mean by ‘standards’

Let’s be clear about what ‘exceptional’ means now. Exceptional is a school where disadvantaged pupils thrive, not just attend

Freddie Whittaker
Matthew Shanks
The Research Leader

DfE should support struggling private schools to become academies

A targeted approach could help provide a high-quality state-funded education to pupils from a wide range of backgrounds

Freddie Whittaker
Tom Richmond
Opinion

SEND reforms must strengthen legal foundations, not weaken them

Ministers themselves acknowledge that families have endured too much for too long. That is precisely why legal safeguards matter

Freddie Whittaker
Madeleine Cassidy

EXAMS

Assessment

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

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

John Dickens
Sam Sykes
Assessment

Are we asking the right questions on assessment?

A new AQA report proposes new assessment models for the millions left lacking critical skills by the current format

JL Dutaut
Reza Schwitzer
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