The Curriculum Conversation

Mitigating ‘backwards pressure’: What to do about key stage 3

The Francis review must ensure the first, instrumental years of secondary school are an opportunity for a rich and…

JL Dutaut
Charlie Cutler
Opinion: Curriculum review

A golden opportunity for a proper financial education curriculum

The curriculum and assessment review must lead to a national strategy to ensure every child leaves schools with this…

JL Dutaut
Sarah Porretta
The Legal Leader

Relaxed finance leasing rules put renewables back on the table

Relaxed rules around lease agreements mean schools can invest in energy efficiency from approved suppliers – but there are…

JL Dutaut
Isaac Murdy
The Knowledge

The Knowledge: How many children are missing from education?

A new report from the Education Policy Institute shows the number is vastly under-estimated

JL Dutaut
Whitney Crenna-Jennings
Opinion: Policy

Labour’s breakfast club delay is the right call

We can’t afford another Whitehall shambles, and too many building blocks are not in place which the policy needs…

JL Dutaut
Anna McShane
Opinion: Estates

How to plan for estates in spite of Budget disappointment

The promised additional funding for school estates won’t get near fixing long-term neglect. Here’s how to make the most…

JL Dutaut
Diane McKinley
Opinion: Academy trusts

The financial clock is ticking on staff cuts in academy trusts

The MAT Finance Sector Insight Report reveals staff cuts are on the way – and some could have been…

JL Dutaut
Will Jordan
Opinion: Solutions

How to raise attendance and engagement through coaching

Connecting students with each other for academic and personal mentoring has helped us transform attitudes to learning and outcomes

JL Dutaut
Sarah Hadlow
Opinion: Policy
School meals

FSM reform is critical to reviving social mobility

A bill is moving through parliament that could significantly improve children’s lives and schools’ budgets

JL Dutaut
Jon Datta

Must Read

Opinion

Nigel de Gruchy, the teachers’ champion who savaged with a soundbite

The former trade union leader has died at the age of 82. One of his successors, Dr Patrick Roach,…

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Patrick Roach
Opinion

Education starts at home, so we bought 20 of them for families

Short-term lets and instability wreck a child’s likelihood of succeeding academically – we cannot ignore what goes on outside…

Freddie Whittaker
John Barneby
Opinion

Teacher recruitment is turning a corner, but headline figures mask challenges

Increased entries to teacher training should be source of pride, but government must not forget communities where recovery won’t…

Freddie Whittaker
Paddy Dempsey

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

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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