Opinion

In the face of challenge, only connect

Looking back on a year of local, national and international troubles, it’s clear connectivity is key to the sector’s…

JL Dutaut
Sir Hamid Patel
Opinion

Schools have the power to make education more inclusive starting today

Schools that better reflect their communities and share responsibility for closing the disadvantage gap are well within our reach

JL Dutaut
Charlotte O’Regan
Opinion

Nothing to see here, move along please…

Very little has changed this year and very little is likely to change any time soon. Bah, humbug!

JL Dutaut
Tim Leunig


Opinion

Rehearsed arguments about pay won’t help the sector

Responses to yesterday’s pay announcements do a disservice to the government and to the profession

JL Dutaut
Andrew O’Neill
The Knowledge

Can ChatGPT help tackle teacher workload?

A new report reveals some positive findings about generative AI’s potential as a time-saver – with caveats

JL Dutaut
Emily Yeomans
Opinion: Accountability

Accountability can’t rely on our current progress measures

Any reform of school accountability must include changing a headline measure that acts as a perverse incentive

JL Dutaut
Frank Norris and Jonny Uttley
Opinion: Politics

This pay offer is an insult to a profession that voted for change

Below inflation, below average wage increases – and unfunded to boot – the school workforce will balk at more…

JL Dutaut
Daniel Kebede
Opinion

Fixing the school-readiness crisis requires more honesty

The prime minister’s ‘plan for change’ correctly identifies a major challenge but his new target could muddle efforts to…

JL Dutaut
Felicity Gillespie
Opinion

Ignore the headlines. Behaviour Hubs have been a real success

Focusing on young people’s perceptions in the Behaviour Hubs’ interim report obfuscates key evidence that the programme is working

JL Dutaut
Pan Panayiotou

Must Read

Opinion

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,…

Freddie Whittaker
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

Freddie Whittaker
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…

Samantha Booth
Matthew Thompson

EXAMS

Assessment

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
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

JL Dutaut
Reza Schwitzer

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