The Legal Leader

What’s the law on protecting teachers from harassment?

Amid growing complaints of an increasingly serious nature, this is schools’ legal recourse in the face of the extreme…

JL Dutaut
Andrea Squires
Opinion: Solutions

Five steps to tackle anti-Muslim discrimination with lasting impact

We have taken pro-active steps to tackle discrimination in our school and community. Here’s how other schools can have…

JL Dutaut
Mohammed Ali Amla and Desmond Deehan
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

Must Read

Opinion

Signs of progress give cause for optimism ahead of 2026 challenges

As we approach the end of another tough calendar year for school leaders and their teams, they deserve our…

Freddie Whittaker
Paul Whiteman
Opinion

Beyond the scroll: 5 ways to support young people with social media 

Students tell me their biggest sources of stress are not tied to social media, but instead to their futures

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Helen Care
Opinion

Teachers need support to defend diversity from far-right attacks

As the prime minister has affirmed, we will not surrender our flag. Nor will we surrender our future to…

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Nikos Savvas

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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