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If we want to teach ‘British values’ then we need to do this….

How do we know what British values even are? And how should we teach them? Expert Matt Hood explores…

Matt Hood
Matt Hood
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With GCSE resits vanishing, are functional skills qualifications a better alternative?

When learners are no longer offered the luxury of resits in English and maths, are functional skills qualifications a…

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

How schools can be the happiest places to work

While the headlines can sometimes be alarmist, Henry Stewart explains how schools can be one of the happiest places…

Henry Stewart
Henry Stewart
Opinion

The complicated ‘truths’ of the SAT resit debate

The Conservatives will force year 7 pupils to resit their SAT exams if they don’t achieve a level 4…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

What would be the benefits (and problems) of a teacher union merger?

Steve Williams, reader in employment relations at the University of Portsmouth, gives his thoughts on what a teacher union…

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
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Should lessons in snoozing be part of the school curriculum?

Lack of sleep among teenagers could be causing serious problems for their health and academic progression. But are schools…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

“If I were education secretary I would…”

I would first recognise the excellence in state schools throughout the country. I would do this by indicating what…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Key questions for multi-academy trust boards

About one in five state funded schools in England is now an academy, and more than half of those…

Emma Knights
Emma Knights
Opinion

“If I were education secretary I would…”

The first thing I would do is drastically limit my own powers, and those of my successors, by irreversibly…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips

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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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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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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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