Opinion: Workforce

Two first steps towards a racially inclusive teaching profession

The latest data on diversity in the teacher workforce is unsurprising – and we can very easily do a…

JL Dutaut
Evelyn Forde
Opinion: Curriculum review

Ten principles to guide Labour’s review of assessment

Understanding the strengths and flaws of the last round of assessment reforms should guide the new review away from…

JL Dutaut
Amanda Spielman
Opinion: Curriculum review

Labour’s curriculum review: What can be learned from last time? 

Some experience-informed do’s and don’ts from the DfE’s former director of curriculum and behaviour

JL Dutaut
David Russell
Opinion: Workforce
The Education Committee has heard from a panel of experts on how to solve specialist teacher shortages

No drama: How Labour can deliver 6,500 extra teachers

These small but meaningful changes are more likely to realise the new government’s ambition than an advertising campaign

JL Dutaut
Jane Fletcher
Opinion: Solutions
A study will look at the Covid legacy for Year 11 pupils.

Six do’s and don’ts to support autistic children with friendships

To mark Friendship Day, here are some tips to support young people with autism to build meaningful social connections

JL Dutaut
Jo Galloway
Oracy Commission

Oracy must be inclusive by design for our diverse children

Labour’s plans for oracy education must be implemented with widespread communication needs as a starting point

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Caroline Wright and Louisa Reeves
Opinion: Accountability
Ofsted has rated a school good after overturning its recent inadequate judgment

Labour must go further to truly rebuild faith in Ofsted

Removing one-word judgments may take some of the heat out of inspection, but that alone won’t make the process…

JL Dutaut
Sir Alan Wood
Opinion: Workforce

We should listen to teachers on pension flexibility

United Learning and teachers’ unions have collided over an alternative pension plan – but what do teachers themselves think?

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James Zuccollo
Opinion: Leadership

Five ways to make complaints a part of school improvement

We must get beyond the blame game if we’re ever going to learn the real lessons of rising complaints

JL Dutaut
Barney Angliss

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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

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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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