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…

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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…

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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?

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Joe Hallgarten
Opinion: Solutions

Six lessons from other sectors on communicating with parents

Top tips on de-escalation from the FBI, crisis communicators, film directors and more

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Rachel Johnson
Opinion: Workforce

Why the new government should invest in school internships

Offering opportunities to students and career changers could boost teacher recruitment and cut workloads at the same time

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Dame Alison Peacock
Opinion: Policy

Hope must quickly turn to progress in tackling our crises

A new government gives the sector hope. We will work with them wherever we can – and hold them…

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Paul Whiteman
Opinion: Policy
The government's 'beating crime plan' includes funding for schools to re-engage young people at risk of violence.

How we’re hitting the ground running in support of the Prime Minister’s vision

This September, Oasis will be launching a new service that will pilot the ambition and aims set out by…

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Rev Steve Chalke MBE

Must Read

Opinion: Politics

Continuity at the top is crucial to Labour’s opportunity mission

Talk of a reshuffle may have the education secretary’s detractors excited, but it would be bad news for a…

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Simon Kidwell
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

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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…

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Bridget Phillipson

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,…

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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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