Opinion: Curriculum

Our T Level journey has been outstanding. Why wait?

Our growing range of T Levels has transformed our curriculum, our facilities, our place in the community and our…

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Ruth Coyle
The Knowledge

The practice where consistency brings little benefit

A lot is made of keeping students with the same teacher year on year, but the data doesn’t bear…

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John Jerrim
Manifesto 2024

Three policies to develop vital leadership capacity

Becks Boomer-Clark sets out three policy priorities to develop and support the leaders all other education policies will rely…

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Becks Boomer-Clark
Opinion: Accountability

Schools need more nuanced data to rebuild public trust

EPI’s new performance comparing tool isn’t built for accountability – but it shows a more balanced approach to data…

JL Dutaut
Natalie Perera
Opinion: Solutions

Two strategies for cross-curricular LGBT+ inclusion

Marking the start of LGBT history month, Mel Lane sets out some easy wins to build a year-round inclusive…

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Mel Lane
The Knowledge

Can combining language and movement improve both?

Anna Cunningham sets out the results of a new study for into combining exercise and literacy with young pupils…

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Dr Anna Cunningham
Opinion: Accountability

The Plymouth Playbook: Piloting people through improvement

Aaron Meredith tries to bottle the strategy that has driven his southwest schools to Ofsted success with people, not…

JL Dutaut
Aaron Meredith
Opinion: Curriculum

Let’s finally embrace the marriage of knowledge and skills

We must get past an ill-informed and fruitless opposition between knowledge and skills in order to make better policy

JL Dutaut
Tim Oates
Opinion: Workforce

The ITTECF is another step forward for inclusive teaching

Changes to the early-career framework are putting pupils with additional needs at the heart of teacher training, say contributors…

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Margaret Mulholland and Simon Knight

Must Read

Opinion: Politics

Continuity at the top is crucial to Labour’s opportunity mission

Talk of a reshuffle may have the education secretary’s detractors excited, but it would be bad news for a…

JL Dutaut
Simon Kidwell
The Curriculum Conversation

The last thing history needs is more revolution

History teachers already have the tools to drive improvement. We mustn’t jeopardise that in the quest to modernise

JL Dutaut
Michael Fordham
Opinion: Workforce

We’re backing teachers because we have a job to do together

Today’s investment is a clear sign of the government’s commitment to partnership in delivering high and rising standards for…

JL Dutaut
Bridget Phillipson

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,…

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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
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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,…

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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…

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Stephen Caldwell
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