The Curriculum Conversation

EBacc reform and avoiding distortions: What to do about KS4

There is plenty of scope to broaden the accountability measures that shape schools’ practices, but this can’t come at…

JL Dutaut
Matt Carnaby
Opinion: Policy

This schools bill is the wrong legislation at the wrong time

Hitting the reverse button in the face of new difficulties is a recipe for stifling innovation and holding back…

JL Dutaut
Rebecca Leek
Opinion: Policy

What schools can (and can’t) learn from the world of startups

Ministers’ well-meaning desire for action can’t come at the expense of children’s learning. A test-and-learn approach offers the right…

JL Dutaut
Dr Calum Davey
Opinion: Accountability
A senior Ofsted representative has given evidence at an inquest into headteacher Ruth Perry's death

Two years on, why we still fight for Ruth’s legacy

For all the talk of reform, it isn’t clear Ofsted has learned any real lessons from Ruth Perry’s death

JL Dutaut
Edmund Barnett-Ward
Opinion: Politics

Labour must ratchet up reform in 2025

The new government’s time to enact meaningful change before the next election is short. Here’s what needs to happen…

JL Dutaut
Natalie Perera
Opinion: Curriculum

O reason not the need to rescue English in our schools

The subject’s decline is not inexorable, but if we’re going to reverse it, nothing will come of nothing

JL Dutaut
Lawrence Foley
The Knowledge

Trusts are maturing – but their horizons are contracting

The 2024 ‘Being the CEO’ report reveals trust leadership is improving in important ways but strategic decisions is becoming…

JL Dutaut
Rachael Gacs
Opinion: Edtech

How to get the best – and avoid the worst – of AI

Teachers must be careful not to get swept up in the hype and sacrifice safety or quality. Here’s how

JL Dutaut
Matt Hood
Opinion: Workforce

What trust leaders say about recruitment and retention

A recent trust leaders’ roundtable drew out the key challenges and opportunities for solving this ongoing crisis

JL Dutaut
Nav Sanghara and Sufian Sadiq

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Opinion

Signs of progress give cause for optimism ahead of 2026 challenges

As we approach the end of another tough calendar year for school leaders and their teams, they deserve our…

Freddie Whittaker
Paul Whiteman
Opinion

Beyond the scroll: 5 ways to support young people with social media 

Students tell me their biggest sources of stress are not tied to social media, but instead to their futures

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Helen Care
Opinion

Teachers need support to defend diversity from far-right attacks

As the prime minister has affirmed, we will not surrender our flag. Nor will we surrender our future to…

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Nikos Savvas

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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