Opinion

‘Extending childcare must not become another burden on schools’

Extending out-of-hours childcare is a good idea in principle – but the government needs to clarify its proposals, including…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Finding NiMo’s sparkle is easy. Her policies less so.

Anyone who ever endured the pain of sweating over a piece of work only to have it disappear off…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

‘Precious little’ to tackle money, teacher and pay challenges

The political context for education over the next five years can be summed up crudely as ‘more pupils and…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

3 ideas for improving pupils’ enterprise skills

What if schools were to focus on the soft skills with as much vigour as they do on core…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

How can we make schools more efficient?

Schools lose 80 per cent of their budgets to salaries, but they could be more creative with the remaining…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

2 ways to switch girls on to engineering

Engineering can be a cool career choice – but ingrained biases mean that girls don’t always agree. One solution…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

The Prime Minister mentioning our school in an article made us an open target

What would your response be if, within a month, your school moves from being a shining example of all…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Will Lucy Powell be a great shadow education secretary?

It’s too soon to say and she got off to a slightly shaky start, but three speeches in and…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

How to help your school stand out online

The internet has become the primary source of information for parents looking for the best school for their child, which…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips

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Opinion: Policy

The schools bill must do more to support displaced children

Labour’s bill promises to deliver needed change for children not in school, but without amendments one vulnerable group could…

JL Dutaut
Diana Sutton
Opinion: Curriculum

AI should be the making of coursework – not its breaking

The argument that AI spells the end of coursework is short-sighted and ignores opportunities to improve processes and enrich…

JL Dutaut
Mark Grogan
The Knowledge

Is trust centralisation delivering its promises to staff

New research delves into how staff are experiencing the promised benefits of pooled resources and networked development

JL Dutaut
Elizabeth Robinson

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
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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,…

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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