Literacy

Chronic under-investment in school libraries is harming life chances

New research shows primary school libraries in a parlous state nationally, and building back better won’t happen without them,…

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Teacher training

Teachers need support to make the uncomfortable comfortable

We owe it to our students to tackle cultural faultlines with them – and to our teachers to ensure…

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ZAHARA CHOWDHURY
Climate change

Why the DfE’s climate commitments merit only a cautious welcome

We’ve waited long enough for DfE action on climate, writes Mick Waters, so these polices are welcome – albeit…

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MICK WATERS
Ofsted

Ofsted reform is needed now to rebuild trust in inspections

Our letter stops short of calling for Ofsted to be scrapped, writes Colin Richards, but reform is required now…

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COLIN RICHARDS
SEND

Harnessing the power of parental engagement

Prioritising effective internal communication about students means external communication can be more honest, trusting and productive, writes Rhian Williams

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RHIAN WILLIAMS
Climate change

How can we meet the pledge to put climate ‘at the heart of education’?

If the government is serious about education for sustainability, it will need to be equally serious about delivering sustainability…

JL Dutaut
NICOLA WALSH
SEND

Making inclusion count against persistent disadvantage

Overcoming barriers to learning caused by multiple disadvantages is a matter of inviting everyone into the school family, says…

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JILL WRIGHT
Recruitment and retention

Why a retention bust could follow the Covid recruitment boom

I sought refuge in teaching but soon I’ll be a refugee from its destructive workload crisis, writes Clare Macnaughton…

JL Dutaut
CLARE MACNAUGHTON
Racism

Islamophobia does exist – and it’s in our staffrooms

How can we teach children so-called British values while we persist in our denial that some of our colleagues…

JL Dutaut
ANONYMOUS

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