Opinion: Policy
Suspensions among pupils back up during second year of pandemic but exclusions still falling

Let’s get beyond the toxic exclusions debate

We need to worry less about exclusions and worry more about alternative provision, concludes our new report

JL Dutaut
Pete Whitehead
Opinion: Academy trusts

Do small trusts belong in the new government’s vision?

The new government appears to want to discourage small, new MATs like ours, but we must all be partners…

JL Dutaut
Anthony Benedict
Opinion: Solutions

Six tips for opening a specialist resource provision

Six SEND leaders with experience of opening specialist resource provisions share their top tips for ensuring yours delivers on…

JL Dutaut
Gary Aubin
Opinion: Policy

Every leader should RISE to this school improvement challenge

Early concerns aside, RISE teams are an opportunity to be part of re-defining school improvement as sector-led, universal and…

JL Dutaut
Dr Kate Chhatwal
The Knowledge

Does belonging really matter – and what does it look like?

The benefits of fostering belonging are as broad as they are well-evidenced – and we even know how to…

JL Dutaut
Kathryn Riley
Opinion: Politics

How we’re going to give maintained schools their voice back

Half of our sector has effectively been marginalised from policy making in spite of its strengths

JL Dutaut
Andrew O’Neill
Opinion: Curriculum

Joy belongs in our secondary schools too

Secondary schools can replicate the joy and sense of belonging primaries foster without sacrificing standards

JL Dutaut
Tamsin Frances
Opinion: Accountability

Primary Ofsted reports show Labour’s plans are at risk

Analysis of the first 200 primary reports this term shows Ofsted is not ready to be a constructive partner…

JL Dutaut
David Scott
Opinion: Policy

The keys to success for Labour’s RISE teams

Here’s what the government’s new regional teams can learn from previous policy successes in school improvement

JL Dutaut
Mel Ainscow

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Winter of discontent is a real danger for pupils’ confidence

Data revealed pupils’ sense of agency takes a knock from January, and we’re taking steps to address this, says…

Freddie Whittaker
Lee Wilson
Opinion

A ‘ni hao’ from Chinese visitors was the ultimate language lesson

Saying ‘hello’ to pupils from Nanjing brought learning to life, but anything that adds context can ignite a child’s…

Freddie Whittaker
Cara Bleiman
Opinion

Gove’s traditionalists won, but now they see what was lost

Militant discipline and explicit instruction delivered higher exam grades, but the debate has moved on as pupils disengage from…

Freddie Whittaker
Jon Hutchinson

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

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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