Opinion: SEND

Centralisation is not the answer to variable SEND practice

Calls for a national centre for evidence in SEND misunderstand the nature of educational research and what really drives…

JL Dutaut
Seamus Murphy
The Legal Leader

Should schools be able to remove pupils for parents’ behaviour?

Arming schools with an effective deterrent could de-escalate the rising menace of abusive parental behaviours

JL Dutaut
Victoria Hatton
The Curriculum Conversation

The Francis review can already claim a major achievement  

Taking the long view of curriculum reviews, this week’s interim report is a perfectly positioned document – but the…

JL Dutaut
Tim Oates
Opinion: Workforce

Education must adapt its pension offer to compete

In straitened times, it’s right that we look at every lever to attract and hold onto teachers. Our new…

JL Dutaut
James Zuccollo
Lockdown legacies

Five years on: Whatever happened to our spirit of collaboration?

Some of the relationships forged in the fire of pandemic response have survived – but much of our system…

JL Dutaut
Debra Rutley
Lockdown legacies

Five years on: Have we learned the lessons of lockdown?

All the research shows the pandemic’s impacts are still with us, so what might a determined government do to…

JL Dutaut
Erica Holt-White
Opinion: Policy

Tackling invisible school moves is a priority. Here’s how

Our new report shows better oversight of managed moves is a crucial step in solving the school engagement crisis

JL Dutaut
Kiran Gill and Efua Poku-Amanfo
The Legal Leader

What’s the law on protecting teachers from harassment?

Amid growing complaints of an increasingly serious nature, this is schools’ legal recourse in the face of the extreme…

JL Dutaut
Andrea Squires
Opinion: Solutions

Five steps to tackle anti-Muslim discrimination with lasting impact

We have taken pro-active steps to tackle discrimination in our school and community. Here’s how other schools can have…

JL Dutaut
Mohammed Ali Amla and Desmond Deehan

Must Read

Opinion

Nigel de Gruchy, the teachers’ champion who savaged with a soundbite

The former trade union leader has died at the age of 82. One of his successors, Dr Patrick Roach,…

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Patrick Roach
Opinion

Education starts at home, so we bought 20 of them for families

Short-term lets and instability wreck a child’s likelihood of succeeding academically – we cannot ignore what goes on outside…

Freddie Whittaker
John Barneby
Opinion

Teacher recruitment is turning a corner, but headline figures mask challenges

Increased entries to teacher training should be source of pride, but government must not forget communities where recovery won’t…

Freddie Whittaker
Paddy Dempsey

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,…

JL Dutaut
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

JL Dutaut
David Spendlove
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EXAMS

Exams

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

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

John Dickens
Sam Sykes
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
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