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Things to do before you buy 3D printers

First, train your staff. Then plan your curriculum – and think about leasing. It makes it easier to budget…

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PAC Round-Up: What happened in today’s scrutiny of Durand Academy and related businesses

Sir Greg Martin, head of Durand Academy, today faced questions from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over the work…

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Governors, look at the bigger picture

The new framework for governance is missing any acknowledgement of the need for governors to engage with the complexity…

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What should I spend my pupil premium on?

The pupil premium is a wonderfully optimistic policy. But there are a few key ingredients that will help to…

Marc Rowland
Marc Rowland
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Why you should care about sibling young carers

As many as two pupils in every classroom have a sibling with special educational needs or disability and are…

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It’s not unusual… to have conflicts

Properly managing conflicts of interest and related party transactions is an essential part of the proper management of a…

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What would be the benefit of a philosophy GCSE?

The answer’s easy: it would give young people the opportunity to discover the subject as a centuries-long conversation amongst…

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Why linear A-levels will work best

Recoupling will snatch what space there is in the post-16 curriculum to teach skills that are no longer examined,…

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Children in care educational outcomes: Public Accounts Committee round-up

Educational outcomes for children in care have been historically low. A Naional Audit Office report last year looked into…

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School environments are only worsening the student mental health crisis

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We will keep walking a tightrope between innovation and protection until we can provide equal access to the right…

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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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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 

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