Policy

6 quick school policy wins for Labour that won’t break the bank

Labour’s big-ticket promises will take time. So here’s some easy policies they could do now, says ex-government adviser David…

John Dickens
David Thomas
Oracy Commission

What should be the role of oracy in English Language GCSE?

What we teach at GCSE informs much of what leads to them, so we must think carefully about oracy’s…

JL Dutaut
Barbara Bleiman
Opinion: Accountability

Labour faces a major challenge on accountability reform

The party promised to overhaul school accountability, and the evidence now shows things are much worse than many thought

JL Dutaut
Professor Colin Richards
Teacher pay

Alternative pension plan is a teacher pay shortcut, not solution

Trust’s proposal to offer staff a less generous pension for more pay will leave staff ‘dangerously shortchanged’, says Paul…

John Dickens
Paul Whiteman
Opinion: Policy

How to reform qualifications without breaking the bank

A Labour government short of cash would do well to reconsider ministers’ and officials’ default settings on reform

JL Dutaut
Reza Schwitzer
Opinion: Academy trusts

Our new policy council will strengthen the voice of trusts

CST’s new policy advisory council is a timely evolution to support the organisation’s growing sector role – and you…

JL Dutaut
Steve Rollett
Opinion: Workforce

It’s time to take matters into our own hands on SBP pay

Consistently undervaluing school business professionals has led to a supply crisis, and our new framework aims to fix that…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Morales
Opinion: Leadership

Why we’re reforming our pension offer

Giving teachers more control over balancing income today against income in old age is the right thing to do…

JL Dutaut
Sir Jon Coles
Opinion: Policy

How we can make the most of the new government’s first hundred days

This period of political transition creates some latitude – but what should we do with it?

JL Dutaut
Joe Hallgarten

Must Read

Opinion: Accountability

How Ofsted can ensure inclusion and equity go hand in hand

Ofsted must ensure its new framework for inclusion is applied consistently and fairly in every school

JL Dutaut
Lee Elliot Major
The Curriculum Conversation

How to embed oracy as the national curriculum’s ‘fourth R’

Weaving oracy through all subjects can be focal point for breathing new life into the curriculum as a whole….

JL Dutaut
Geoff Barton
Opinion: SEND

A golden opportunity to help fix our broken SEND system

A new consultation invites schools and trusts to lead the way in fixing our broken SEND system

JL Dutaut
Andrew O’Neill

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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