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Do “prison academies” make sense?

In light of Michael Gove’s plan for the prison sector to learn from schools, Peter Dawson of the Prison Reform trust explains…

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Teaching Assistants: are they worth it?

In light of Durham County’s decision to cut teaching assistants’ pay, and the recent warning that teaching assistants risk being replaced…

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How you can evaluate the impact of your decisions

With the government increasingly asking for evidence that initiatives have had “impact”, Stuart Kime writes a step-by-step guide for…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

How can we get young people eating healthy food at lunchtime?

What’s your research about? The factors that underpin young people’s food and drink purchases in and around schools. The…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Be functional, not faddish, and keep it simple

New school buildings are a difficult brief: they must be flexible, functional, welcoming and poised for change. Educators can…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

The real challenge awaits for Cameron and Morgan

The government may have made a u-turn on forced academisation, says Lucy Powell, but its misguided fixation with school…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Less of a U-turn and more of a Z-turn

Do you remember last Saturday? It was boiling hot and the world was sunny – not least because Nicky…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Does an elite education benefit health?

Dr David Bann, Lecturer/Research Officer, Centre for Longitudinal Studies, UCL Institute of Education What have you been working on? Trying to…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Myopia and daylight in schools: a neglected aspect of public health?

Dr Richard Hobday, Independent Researcher What have you been working on? I’ve been researching the impact of building design,…

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