Opinion: Edtech

How to stop the edtech dream from becoming a safeguarding nightmare

The education sector needs to very quickly get very serious about its procurement and governance of technological ‘solutions’

JL Dutaut
Michelle Levesley
The Research Leader

Why speech and language matter to mental health

We risk failing another generation of children if we do not join the crucial dots  between mental health and…

JL Dutaut
Jane Harris
Opinion: Accountability

Can Ofsted listen its way out of its political bind?

Scorecards could be on their way back to the drawing board, but eventually Labour’s manifesto promise must be accepted…

JL Dutaut
Tim Leunig
Opinion: SEND

How reform can restore trust in EHCPs (and mainstream SEND provision)

Poor-quality EHCPs are just one symptom of a broken system. Here’s how we can begin to put it right…

JL Dutaut
Phil Humphreys
The Curriculum Conversation

A rare opportunity to rethink our damaging bell curve model

Our system of ranking students at 16 causes untold damage. It’s time for the 14-18 curriculum the sector has…

JL Dutaut
Bob Moon
Opinion: Policy

From good to great: Smart choices in school system reform

Tight resources mean the government must carefully prioritise in order to deliver its sweeping reform agenda

JL Dutaut
Steve Rollett
Opinion: SEND

Caseworker teams are key to SEND system improvement

Neglecting these crucial SEND workers is a key reason the system is in crisis. They deserve a workforce strategy,…

JL Dutaut
André Imich
Opinion: Policy

Government must cut our needless FSM bureaucracy

The case for automatic registration for free school meals in unarguable. Government must support the private members’ bill being…

JL Dutaut
Gemma Piper
Opinion: Policy

Government must act now to secure the future of UK science

Filling STEM teacher recruitment gaps and targeting funding at schools in poorer areas would boost the UK economy

JL Dutaut
Sureena Brackenridge MP

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

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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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University clearing: How teachers can support students 

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

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Sam Sykes
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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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