Lockdown legacies

‘Build back better’ was a broken promise to our children

We met the moment in service of our communities – only to be dragged back again. Is it any…

JL Dutaut
Jonny Uttley
Opinion: Workforce

The solution to soaring CEO pay is there for the taking

Here’s how we can flatten the curve of inexorably rising trust exectuve pay – if a minister dares

JL Dutaut
Dr Robin Bevan
Opinion: Inclusion

Help us find the missing pieces of the engagement puzzle

Our new taskforce aims to generate a new evidence base on parental engagement – and schools and trusts are…

JL Dutaut
Elin de Zoete and Kat Agar


The Curriculum Conversation

Closing the ambition and expectation gap in early maths

With phase two of the Francis review underway, here’s how we can make maths more effective and enjoyable from…

JL Dutaut
Dr Jeffery Quaye
Opinion: Policy

What are the implications of the spring statement for schools?

IFS analysis shows the coming spending review is only likely to bring bad news

JL Dutaut
Luke Sibieta
Lockdown legacies

How we’re (still) mitigating Covid’s impact on attendance and attainment

As part of our ‘legacies of lockdown’ series, Paul Banks sets out the strategies that are working for children…

JL Dutaut
Paul Banks
The Research Leader

How to crack the secondary attendance challenge

Our new report gathers the voices of teachers and students to find out what works in getting young people…

JL Dutaut
Matthew Walker
Opinion: Curriculum review

How the curriculum review can tackle racism head-on

We are at a crossroads. The current review of curriculum and assessment gives us an opportunity to move towards…

JL Dutaut
Daniel Kebede
Opinion: Workforce

It’s official: DfE have no handle at all on workload

And the really bad news is that AI won’t save us from it any time soon either

JL Dutaut
Thomas Moore

Must Read

Opinion

Teachers can make English sing…or mute it with a fronted adverbial

Despite some concerns about the curriculum and assessment review, there is room for hopeful interpretation

Freddie Whittaker
Summer Turner
Opinion

Social mobility can be harmful if it means ditching your roots

Schools need to replace deficit-based narratives with approaches that celebrate belonging, dignity and identity affirmation, says Danielle Lewis-Egonu

Freddie Whittaker
Danielle Lewis-Egnou
The Business Leader

The school business leader role has evolved, but do policymakers know?

Today’s practitioners lead across finance, estates, people, digital systems, governance and organisational improvement. The language we use has not…

Freddie Whittaker
Stephen Morales

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

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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