Opinion: Workforce

How a ‘right to disconnect’ could stop teachers turning off

As government proposals to solve the recruitment and retention crisis go, Labour’s early proposals are astute and eminently deliverable

JL Dutaut
Toks Olusamokun
Opinion: Edtech

How Labour’s AI datastore will transform workload and wellbeing

The government’s early investment in AI for education will bring invaluable returns for workforce wellbeing

JL Dutaut
Lucien Bowater
Opinion: SEND

What we’re missing in our national conversation on SEND

Sarah Johnson reflects on a BBC Woman’s Hour special on the SEND system – and what she didn’t hear…

JL Dutaut
Sarah Johnson
Opinion: SEND

Your survey responses will help re-shape the school system

Here’s why I’ve used my powers for the first time to compel schools to respond to questions about their…

JL Dutaut
Dame Rachel de Souza
Opinion: Accountability

Some early concerns about Ofsted’s proposed framework changes

A promise to deliver a phase-specific framework for the early years is welcome – but the inspectorate will need…

JL Dutaut
David Scott
Opinion: SEND

Solving the SEND crisis can’t be done in isolation

The education sector’s many crises are interlinked. None will be solved if we don’t all work together towards coherence

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Dr Joanna Stanbridge and Dr James Wood
Opinion: Workforce
MPs are set to investigate teacher recruitment, training and retention issues in a new inquiry

A system-wide retention promise is key to solving the teacher crisis

A new paper suggests a large part of the solution to the crisis is in the hands of school…

JL Dutaut
Alice Gregson and Jane Creasy
Opinion: Legal

New ministers can and must help stem rising complaints

Confusion and duplication in legal frameworks and guidance are making a difficult situation all the harder for schools

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Victoria Hatton
Opinion: Accountability

Amanda Spielman’s interview is an insult to Ruth’s memory

The former chief inspector’s denial of established facts is not just self-interested stubborness, but verges on wilful disinformation

JL Dutaut
Edmund Barnett-Ward

Must Read

Opinion: Accountability

How Ofsted can ensure inclusion and equity go hand in hand

Ofsted must ensure its new framework for inclusion is applied consistently and fairly in every school

JL Dutaut
Lee Elliot Major
The Curriculum Conversation

How to embed oracy as the national curriculum’s ‘fourth R’

Weaving oracy through all subjects can be focal point for breathing new life into the curriculum as a whole….

JL Dutaut
Geoff Barton
Opinion: SEND

A golden opportunity to help fix our broken SEND system

A new consultation invites schools and trusts to lead the way in fixing our broken SEND system

JL Dutaut
Andrew O’Neill

ITT

ITT

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
ITT

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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David Spendlove
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EXAMS

Exams

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,…

JL Dutaut
James Handscombe
Exams
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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Stephen Caldwell
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