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‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ – what it means for schools

Changes to statutory guidance on ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ will come into effect in September 2016. Mark Orchison…

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What would a remain vote mean for education?

What would a Remain vote mean for the Department for Education and schools? Schools Week asked Amy Finch for…

Amy Finch
Amy Finch
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Academy conversion: who do you have to consult? 

Who do you have to consult when making the decision to convert to an academy – who needs to…

Jessica Cumming
Jessica Cumming
Opinion

The battle for informal learning

What have you been working on? I’ve been talking to teachers who are working to provide informal science teaching…

Andrew Clapham
Andrew Clapham
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Mandatory web monitoring in schools opens a slippery can of worms

While the compulsory retention of every website visit for every person in the UK was recently debated and passed…

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If I were Ofsted chief inspector…

Two grades, three categories, central data analysis and no aggregation. Go on Amanda Spielman, urges Matt Hood, what do…

Matt Hood
Matt Hood
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How politicians and policy makers can raise the confidence of the teaching profession

Nearly half of teachers leave the profession within the first five years of teaching. Depressing isn’t it? Teachers are…

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Expert Contributor
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Why the culture around SEND needs to change

Law firm Baker Small was criticised in many media this week for boasting about defeating parents of children with…

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Expert Contributor
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Should we go or should we stay?

Next week there will be an election on the European Union. As a former citizenship teacher, I can tell…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney

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Three lessons to give schools great governance 

Experience shows that governors can provide powerful insights into the wider community, while others share their professional strategic know-how,…

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The case for clearer Holocaust curriculum guidance

Teaching and learning about the Holocaust is not easy. And the evidence is suggesting our teachers and students need…

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Rebecca Hale and Andy Pearce
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Why Holocaust education matters more than ever, and how schools can lead the way

If schools step up, they can ensure that the next generation inherits not only the facts of the Holocaust…

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Adrian Packer

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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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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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University clearing: How teachers can support students 

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

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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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