Opinion: Solutions

How to create a culture of compassion and repair

Relational Inclusion has transformed behaviour, attendance and engagement in our schools and in others we have supported

JL Dutaut
Anthony Benedict
The Knowledge

How to gather richer data for better inclusion

As the levers of accountability begin to pull the sector towards engagement, we must ensure our data is intentionally…

JL Dutaut
Nic Ponsford
Opinion: Workforce

It’s high time leaders held DfE to account for workload

My freedom of information request revealed something very wrong with the DfE’s interpretation of what is a reasonable ask…

JL Dutaut
Thomas Moore
Opinion: Governance

Leaving governance out of school reform is a recipe for chaos

Agree or disagree with policy and the pace of reform, we won’t get implementation right until we respect governance…

JL Dutaut
Emma Balchin
Opinion: Policy

Labour is sacrificing standards and choice for a quick fix

The schools bill aims to change the relationship between schools and local authorities to mitigate the SEND crisis –…

JL Dutaut
Michael Johnson
The Legal Leader

Legal: What changes to pay and conditions mean for academies

Employment solicitor, Heather Mitchell looks at how provisions in the schools bill could affect the academy sector

JL Dutaut
Heather Mitchell
Opinion: Academy trusts

School improvement is too human to be codified

The idea of ‘codifying’ school improvement is an impractical distraction from our most important work

JL Dutaut
Annette Montague
Opinion: Solutions

Year-round special schools are the radical approach we need

The capacity crisis in special schools demands radical thinking, and the 50-week special school might just be the solution…

JL Dutaut
Mark Wilson
Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted’s consultation process is as worrying as the proposals in it

From the proposals to how they were arrived at and how they will be assessed, nothing suggests Ofsted has…

JL Dutaut
Paul Whiteman

Must Read

Opinion

Nigel de Gruchy, the teachers’ champion who savaged with a soundbite

The former trade union leader has died at the age of 82. One of his successors, Dr Patrick Roach,…

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Patrick Roach
Opinion

Education starts at home, so we bought 20 of them for families

Short-term lets and instability wreck a child’s likelihood of succeeding academically – we cannot ignore what goes on outside…

Freddie Whittaker
John Barneby
Opinion

Teacher recruitment is turning a corner, but headline figures mask challenges

Increased entries to teacher training should be source of pride, but government must not forget communities where recovery won’t…

Freddie Whittaker
Paddy Dempsey

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

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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