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Assumed knowledge: A hidden barrier to social mobility

Knowledge of ‘how the system works’ stacks opportunity in favour of the most well-off. New analysis reveals how the…

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Opinion: Solutions

How to ditch teacher appraisal – and what to do instead

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Let’s acknowledge the cost of our knowledge-rich ambition

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Opinion: Policy

Three ways Labour can remove barriers to local leadership

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Understanding the childhood origins of social mobility

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Opinion: Curriculum review

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What new data tells us about hours spent at school

Our new report delves for the first time on the length of the school week in schools across the…

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The last thing history needs is more revolution

History teachers already have the tools to drive improvement. We mustn’t jeopardise that in the quest to modernise

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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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Legal: How to manage restructuring, redundancies and industrial action

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Degree apprenticeships are key to increasing and diversifying recruitment

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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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I still believe exams to be the best way of testing academic knowledge and understanding but they’re no bagatelle,…

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