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Opinion: SEND

A plan to start fixing the SEND system right now

Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives have published a plan to get SEND provision on…

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Anne Longfield CBE

Opinion: Policy

Votes at 16: What can we learn from schools’ mock elections?

Our mock election shows community cohesion must be back on the agenda for schools whether 16-year-olds get the vote…

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Vic Goddard

Opinion: Workforce

Two first steps towards a racially inclusive teaching profession

The latest data on diversity in the teacher workforce is unsurprising – and we can very easily do a…

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Evelyn Forde

Opinion: Curriculum review

Ten principles to guide Labour’s review of assessment

Understanding the strengths and flaws of the last round of assessment reforms should guide the new review away from…

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Amanda Spielman

Opinion: Curriculum review

Labour’s curriculum review: What can be learned from last time?

Some experience-informed do’s and don’ts from the DfE’s former director of curriculum and behaviour

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David Russell

Opinion: Workforce

The Education Committee has heard from a panel of experts on how to solve specialist teacher shortages

No drama: How Labour can deliver 6,500 extra teachers

These small but meaningful changes are more likely to realise the new government’s ambition than an advertising campaign

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Jane Fletcher

Opinion: Solutions

A study will look at the Covid legacy for Year 11 pupils.

Six do’s and don’ts to support autistic children with friendships

To mark Friendship Day, here are some tips to support young people with autism to build meaningful social connections

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Jo Galloway

Oracy Commission

Oracy must be inclusive by design for our diverse children

Labour’s plans for oracy education must be implemented with widespread communication needs as a starting point

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Caroline Wright and Louisa Reeves

Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted has rated a school good after overturning its recent inadequate judgment

Labour must go further to truly rebuild faith in Ofsted

Removing one-word judgments may take some of the heat out of inspection, but that alone won’t make the process…

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Sir Alan Wood

Must Read

Labour’s first year

Six priorities for Bridget Phillipson’s second year at the helm

Labour has broadened the definition of success for schools. Here’s how it can now ensure everyone works towards this…

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Liz Robinson

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor, 5 September 2025

Schools Week’s legendary cartoonist hangs up his pen, perceptions of behaviour diverge, and a data disaster looms

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Opinion: Accountability

How we’ll go further to ensure the consistency of our inspections

Roll-out of the new framework will be complemented by measures to ensure inspection outcomes are valid and reliable,

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Rory Gribbell and Dr Verena Braehler

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

EXAMS

Exams

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

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,…

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James Handscombe

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