Opinion

Bradford school stabbing: “Response must be proportional to risk”

The news that another teacher has been stabbed sent shudders up my spine. Last year, Ann Maguire became the…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Opinion

Education research: The intractable problems

One of the more curious aspects of our profession is the way in which knowledge about what makes effective…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Opinion

Measure teacher quality: not student results

An overreliance on standardised data undermines our efforts to keep schools improving. If we really want to help our…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

How we could abandon GCSEs and make 14-19 education work

Expecting students to take a plethora of exams at 16 makes little sense in a modern context. By stripping…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Embracing my dyslexia makes me a better teacher

Tasks such as writing and alphabetising can be time-consuming and tricky, but children learn more helpful lessons when we…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

How do exam writers put together questions for tests?

After an Edexcel GCSE maths question about Hannah’s sweets went viral on Twitter yesterday, exam writer Paula Goddard gives…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Opinion

Promises, promises, promises…

After the election results, the government now needs to make good on its election promises. With the recent election…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

‘Rigour’ mortis for Gove GCSEs?

In November 2013, Michael Gove reminded us the Coalition had “outlined plans for changes to GCSE qualifications designed to…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Opinion

There aren’t enough academy sponsors for ‘coasting schools’ – so why not let for-profit providers try?

James Croft gives his take on plans to force “coasting” schools to become academies as revealed in today’s Queen’s Speech. A…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott

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Opinion: Inclusion

How we’re managing to beat the NEET challenge

Our focus on relationships, readiness and real-world support means we don’t just help young people leave school – we…

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How the curriculum review can deliver its diversity goal

There is too much to do for the Francis review to diversify the curriculum all on its own –…

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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…

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Sir Jon Coles

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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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Melanie Renowden
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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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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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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…

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