Opinion: SEND

Solving the SEND crisis can’t be done in isolation

The education sector’s many crises are interlinked. None will be solved if we don’t all work together towards coherence

JL Dutaut
Dr Joanna Stanbridge and Dr James Wood
Opinion: Workforce
MPs are set to investigate teacher recruitment, training and retention issues in a new inquiry

A system-wide retention promise is key to solving the teacher crisis

A new paper suggests a large part of the solution to the crisis is in the hands of school…

JL Dutaut
Alice Gregson and Jane Creasy
Opinion: Legal

New ministers can and must help stem rising complaints

Confusion and duplication in legal frameworks and guidance are making a difficult situation all the harder for schools

JL Dutaut
Victoria Hatton
Opinion: Accountability

Amanda Spielman’s interview is an insult to Ruth’s memory

The former chief inspector’s denial of established facts is not just self-interested stubborness, but verges on wilful disinformation

JL Dutaut
Edmund Barnett-Ward
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

JL Dutaut
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…

JL Dutaut
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…

JL Dutaut
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…

JL Dutaut
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

JL Dutaut
Andrew O’Neill

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The Curriculum Conversation

The last thing history needs is more revolution

History teachers already have the tools to drive improvement. We mustn’t jeopardise that in the quest to modernise

JL Dutaut
Michael Fordham
Opinion: Workforce

We’re backing teachers because we have a job to do together

Today’s investment is a clear sign of the government’s commitment to partnership in delivering high and rising standards for…

JL Dutaut
Bridget Phillipson
Opinion: Legal

Legal: How to manage restructuring, redundancies and industrial action

With more budget cuts on the horizon, here are some answers to the questions leaders ask us most about…

JL Dutaut
Sarah Linden

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
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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,…

JL Dutaut
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…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Caldwell
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