The Curriculum Conversation

How to ensure a new English curriculum doesn’t mandate mediocrity

The Francis review must find a ‘Goldilocks’ solution to the English curriculum’s weaknesses. Here’s how it can be done

JL Dutaut
Lawrence Foley and Georgina Charles
Opinion: Policy

Government can and should deliver state-funded tutoring 

Our new report learns the lessons of the pandemic period to make a compelling case for a new national…

JL Dutaut
Jen Fox and Alice Eardley
Opinion: Solutions

Decentralising SEND to better meet need locally 

Our model could serve as a roadmap for other regions looking to enhance inclusion without increasing segregation

JL Dutaut
Rob Coles and Kellie Knott


Opinion: Accountability

Why EAL is crucial to inclusion – and how Ofsted should respond

Here’s how Ofsted’s new framework can begin to account for the diverse needs of students for whom English is…

JL Dutaut
Silvana Richardson
The Research Leader

Is a formal dyslexia diagnosis valuable?

Jamie Oliver’s new campaign wants to change the system for children with dyslexia, but is the label a useful…

JL Dutaut
Dr Angela Thompson and Professor Clare Wood
Lockdown legacies

‘Build back better’ was a broken promise to our children

We met the moment in service of our communities – only to be dragged back again. Is it any…

JL Dutaut
Jonny Uttley
Opinion: Workforce

The solution to soaring CEO pay is there for the taking

Here’s how we can flatten the curve of inexorably rising trust exectuve pay – if a minister dares

JL Dutaut
Dr Robin Bevan
Opinion: Inclusion

Help us find the missing pieces of the engagement puzzle

Our new taskforce aims to generate a new evidence base on parental engagement – and schools and trusts are…

JL Dutaut
Elin de Zoete and Kat Agar
The Curriculum Conversation

Closing the ambition and expectation gap in early maths

With phase two of the Francis review underway, here’s how we can make maths more effective and enjoyable from…

JL Dutaut
Dr Jeffery Quaye

Must Read

Opinion

Nigel de Gruchy, the teachers’ champion who savaged with a soundbite

The former trade union leader has died at the age of 82. One of his successors, Dr Patrick Roach,…

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Patrick Roach
Opinion

Education starts at home, so we bought 20 of them for families

Short-term lets and instability wreck a child’s likelihood of succeeding academically – we cannot ignore what goes on outside…

Freddie Whittaker
John Barneby
Opinion

Teacher recruitment is turning a corner, but headline figures mask challenges

Increased entries to teacher training should be source of pride, but government must not forget communities where recovery won’t…

Freddie Whittaker
Paddy Dempsey

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,…

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
Sam Sykes
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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