Opinion: Policy

Avoiding VAT is a risky strategy for private schools. Better advice is available

VAT avoidance schemes could backfire. Perhaps private schools should ask state school leaders for financial advice instead

JL Dutaut
Tim Leunig
Opinion: Workforce

The solution to our recruitment crisis is in our communities

By pulling together, we can create a new institution to offer progression pathways for people in and around our…

JL Dutaut
Ed Vainker and Rajbir Hazelwood
Opinion: Accountability

Why we’ve launched an Alternative Big Listen

Genuine renewal will only come from asking the right questions in the right ways, so let’s listen to the…

JL Dutaut
Colin Richards and Frank Norris
The Knowledge

How to ensure CPD has classroom impact

Opportunities to recombine learning in novel contexts are just as important as ‘chunking’ professional development in the first place,…

JL Dutaut
Dr Sam Sims and Dr Briony Banks
The Knowledge

How can we close the political engagement gap?

A new study reveals inequalities in the development of political engagement and offers policies to close the gap

JL Dutaut
Bryony Hoskins
Opinion: Leadership

Beyond behaviour: A roadmap to practices for social betterment

A new programme aims to navigate schools out of the dead-end behaviour debate and towards a holistic approach to…

JL Dutaut
Beth Hardie and Charles Drew
Opinion: Policy

Let’s cancel bank holidays and… bank those holidays

Doing away with anachronistic long weekends could revolutionise school terms for the benefit of all

JL Dutaut
Tim Leunig
Opinion: Solutions

How to spot and support undiagnosed ADHD

A formal diagnosis isn’t necessary to support pupils with the most common signs of ADHD. Here are six ways…

JL Dutaut
Leanne Maskell
Manifesto 2024

Five ambitions to improve childhood – from children themselves

Here are my education-specific policy priorities informed by the voices of over one million children

JL Dutaut
Dame Rachel de Souza

Must Read

Opinion: Edtech

The DfE’s new materials dangerously underplay AI’s risks

AI support materials published by the department last week effectively transfer responsibility for all of its risks onto schools

JL Dutaut
Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey
Opinion: Solutions

How to answer parents’ questions about dyslexia

Jamie Oliver’s new documentary is likely to spark questions from parents. These are likely to be the most common,…

JL Dutaut
Sarah Scott
Opinion: Policy

The schools bill must do more to support displaced children

Labour’s bill promises to deliver needed change for children not in school, but without amendments one vulnerable group could…

JL Dutaut
Diana Sutton

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

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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