Opinion | Schools Week

Election 2024

Labour can’t solve everything – but this is what they should prioritise

We stand at the dawn of a new era of education policy, says Russell Hobby. Here’s what Labour should…

John Dickens

Russell Hobby

Opinion: Policy

There’s only one way to deliver 6,500 more ‘expert’ teachers

The election is over and reality is about to start punching promises in the face. Let’s hope something good…

JL Dutaut

Tim Leunig

Opinion: Policy

Labour must take a less-is-more attitude to the national curriculum

Any curriculum review must be as serious about what to jettison as what to adopt. Here are two ways…

JL Dutaut

Professor Becky Allen

Manifesto 2024

Four policies to make long-term political planning the norm

The next government’s mission should be to redefine education for the next 80 years, not the next five or…

JL Dutaut

Carl Ward

Opinion: Leadership

What Taylor Swift taught me about school leadership

The Eras tour – and one song in particular – was a cathartic moment of reflection on the realities…

JL Dutaut

James Handscombe

Oracy Commission

Why you should be thinking about disciplinary oracy

Delivering whole-school oracy hinges on understanding what can be implemented for all and what should flex to be subject-specific

JL Dutaut

Amanda Moorghen

Opinion: Attendance

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

Solving attendance requires a whole-system rethink

Attendance is only one very visible symptom of a deeper crisis in support systems for children with SEND and…

JL Dutaut

Anna Feuchtwang

Opinion: Academy trusts

Why I put my job at risk to recommend my trust’s merger

There are few personal upsides and there’s a great deal of risk, but it’s the right thing to do…

JL Dutaut

Hazel Cubbage

Opinion: Policy

Twelve things that will change in the government’s educational world view if Labour wins

Governing is as much about leading as it is about making decisions – and Labour’s approach will feel very…

JL Dutaut

Ed Dorrell

Must Read

Opinion: Edtech

AI bias poses serious risks for learners with SEND

The promise of personalised learning masks very real risks that demand careful attention from educators and policymakers

JL Dutaut

Michael Finlay

Opinion: Curriculum

What teachers want from a reformed English GCSE

The dialogue surrounding curriculum reform in England, particularly within GCSE English, remains as essential as ever. Recent insights from…

JL Dutaut

Leandri Dannhauser

Opinion: Teaching Commission

Here’s how we can finally begin to fix the teacher supply crisis

If we’re going to hang on to more of them, then teachers need a better deal than summer respite…

JL Dutaut

Baroness Mary Bousted

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

EXAMS

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

Exams

The number of penalties handed out to students caught cheating has risen for a second year

The stereotype that could be feeding exam anxiety

The ‘snowflake’ stereotype is damaging and unjustified, but a more pervasive idea may be perpetuating exam anxiety, says Stephen…

JL Dutaut

Stephen Caldwell

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