The Knowledge

What is driving the rise in home education?

Government figures show a rise in home-educated children. A detailed survey of 1,220 families sheds light on their decisions

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Katie Finlayson
Opinion: Edtech

New ministers are taking the lead on AI – but at which end?

The DfE’s new £4 million AI project could be a case of the edtech tail wagging the education dog…

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Jen Persson
Opinion: Solutions

How to support teachers to address the riots and civil unrest 

It’s the difficult job of every leader to ensure their school tackles the horrific scenes that dominated our screens…

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Nicole Rodden
Opinion: Workforce

How racism steals our safe spaces and scars our lives

Leaders and staff will need to be as vigilant to the lasting effects of racism as we have become…

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Krisha Kay Gandhi
Opinion: Accountability

Progress 8 must give way to more constructive accountability

Our analysis reveals how poor Progress 8 is as a proxy for school quality – but better is eminently achievable

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Andrew O’Neill
Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted reforms are looking for solutions in the wrong places

Superficial changes could lead to unintended consequences while the real issues persist

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Sir Jon Coles
Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted’s single grades are gone – but will report cards be any better?

Research suggests the replacement will only be beneficial if other measures are taken to reduce pressures on outcomes

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Melanie Ehren
Opinion: Accountability

School accountability musn’t go back to business as usual

This week’s news mark a turning point for accountability, but the next steps will determine whether hope of real…

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Paul Whiteman
Opinion: Curriculum review

Listening to teachers is key to the curriculum review’s success

Our work with schools shows the value and importance of making teachers partners in curriculum development

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Dr Victoria Cook

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

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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….

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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

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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,…

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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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