Opinion

All talk and lots of action

Supporting all pupils to develop their speech, language and communication skills is everybody’s responsibility and can be a part…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Would you trust a human to mark your work?

You might say no to a driverless car or a pilotless plane, but it is time to trust computers…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News, Opinion

General Election 2015: “The challenges of the Conservative education plan should not be underestimated”

The Conservatives will control the Department for Education, after today’s outcome of the general election which saw the party gain…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
News, Opinion

General Election 2015: “A threatened teacher recruitment and retention crisis will become a reality”

The Conservatives will control the Department for Education, after today’s outcome of the general election which saw the party gain…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
News, Opinion

What does a fully-Conservative government mean for schools?

At a certain point last night I grabbed our election supplement and flipped nervously to the Conservative education pledge…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

‘If I were education secretary (again)…’

I would secure all-party support to launch a ten-year programme to spread technical education throughout the whole education system….

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

‘If I were education secretary (again)…’

Money is not the sole salvation in achieving quality education for all children. However, cutting the money available can…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

‘If I were education secretary (again)…’

Secondary schools have become an increasingly diverse and rather chaotic gathering. It seems to be held together (more or…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO UNLEASH GREATNESS IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM

For too long the relationship between government and the teaching profession has been strained. Ministers have imposed frequent changes…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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AP

Unregistered AP: A new blueprint to safeguard our children

Dame de Souza sets out reforms to ensure vulnerable children are kept safe, while protecting the ‘lifeline’ offered by…

John Dickens
Dame Rachel de Souza
The Knowledge

Persistent barriers continue to limit our vital STEM potential

A new parliamentary report reveals the persistent educational barriers hampering our efforts to be the science powerhouse the prime…

JL Dutaut
Dr Lauren Sullivan MP
Labour’s first year

We’ve laid the foundations. Now we build

Education secretary says her government’s work so far is just the beginning, and here’s what comes next …

JL Dutaut
Bridget Phillipson

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

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…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Caldwell
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