Opinion

School leaders must embrace the updated Gatsby benchmarks

The Gatsby benchmarks are being updated after 10 years. Here’s why every leader needs to give them their full…

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Nathan Thomas
Opinion: Solutions

Five ways to avoid leadership burnout

Drawing on his experience as a leadership coach, Patrick Cozier sets out some effective ways to do the job…

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Patrick Cozier
Opinion: Solutions

A successful breakfast club is the first lesson of the day

Our award-winning breakfast club has been running for 16 years. Its success is down to being an integral part…

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Lisa Pegman
The Knowledge

How to use feedback effectively for CPD

Feedback is crucial to ongoing professional formation, so how can we ensure it hits home?

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Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted already has a proven model of better inspections

Ofsted’s reforms could yet prove successful if the inspectorate is able to learn from its own best practice and…

JL Dutaut
Kerry Boffey
Opinion

Five lessons from Behaviour Hubs – and why Labour should keep them

The Behaviour Hubs programme has highlighted best practice and provided a model for effectively meeting our biggest challenges

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Sam Strickland
Opinion: Politics

Can education learn to stop worrying and love collaboration?

Bridget Phillipson’s emerging vision marks an end to competition as the primary driver of school improvement – but is…

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Ed Dorrell
Opinion

STEM scheme cuts fly in the face of global AI leadership

Given the government’s intent to become a world leader in AI, cutting crucial school support is an own goal…

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Severine Trouillet
Opinion

Solutions: How to embrace the benefits of flexible working

With the right guidance and recourse to best practice, flexible working as a day-one right could make teaching a…

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Lucy Makins

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Reception teaching must adapt to the reality of delayed development

Weaker communication and self-regulation are issues that cannot be solved by focusing on a shift to measurable, directed tasks,…

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Lucy Fox
Opinion

Email is the weakest link that could bring down your school

One in four schools experienced a cybersecurity incident in the last 12 months

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Simon Freeman
Opinion

How we help SEND students gain qualifications and independence

Close communication, working on life skills and connecting with the wider community are among the ways Launceston’s alternative resource…

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Assessment

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

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Sam Sykes
Assessment

Are we asking the right questions on assessment?

A new AQA report proposes new assessment models for the millions left lacking critical skills by the current format

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Reza Schwitzer
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