Opinion: Accountability

How we’ll help the sector deliver its ambition of inclusion

Our proposals put inclusion for disadvantaged and vulnerable young people and those with SEND at the heart of Ofsted’s…

JL Dutaut
Adam Sproston and Lee Owston
Opinion: SEND

Five reforms the select committee SEND inquiry must deliver

Creating a system that meets the needs of all learners will require training, new incentives, support, guidance and investment

JL Dutaut
Georgina Durrant
Opinion: Academy trusts

Trust centralisation can’t be judged on numbers alone

Centralisation is about delivering more bang for your buck, and the numbers show that’s exactly what well-structured trusts do

JL Dutaut
Chris Kirk
Opinion: Leadership

Why more schools should be courting the media spotlight

Recent experience has changed my mind about engaging with the media. The sector should take the initiative on telling…

JL Dutaut
Gavin Booth
The Curriculum Conversation

How to ensure the new curriculum boosts growth

If Labour’s opportunity mission is going to help deliver its economic aims, then curriculum must better support routes into…

JL Dutaut
Kate Ambrosi
Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted and DfE are still not there with solving inclusion

The Ofsted draft framework is a missed opportunity to start aligning our incentives with our shared inclusive vision

JL Dutaut
Keziah Featherstone
The Legal Leader

Kristie Higgs v. Farmor’s School: Implications for the sector

A landmark judgment means schools will need to think carefully about how to balance employees’ free speech and ‘reputational…

JL Dutaut
Joanne Moseley
Opinion: Governance

How to overcome governance’s diversity problem

Let’s mark National School Governors’ Awareness Day by committing to broadening this vital workforce

JL Dutaut
Victoria Hatton and Adrian Rogers
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

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The Boardroom Leader

Governance in AP demands a non-mainstream approach

Alternative provision is not a footnote in the system. For the young people who need it, it is the…

Freddie Whittaker
Nicola Hall
Opinion

Talk isn’t cheap: it sets up a child to thrive in the classroom

Oracy must be nurtured across all settings – especially as navigating AI demands a mastery of language, says Michael…

Freddie Whittaker
Michael Gardner
Opinion
Small, remote schools are in line for extra NFF cash in 2022-23.

Small schools don’t need fixing. The system needs to learn from them

Headlines about small schools ‘escaping’ the DfE’s school improvement drive miss the point, writes Julie Kelly

Freddie Whittaker
Julie Kelly

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

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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