Opinion: SEND

Unreformed, England’s SEN system is financially unsustainable

A new report from the National Audit Office lays bare the financial crisis related to SEND provision and makes…

JL Dutaut
Emma Willson
The Research Leader

How we’ll meet Labour’s (very) ambitious work experience goal

New research shows the scale of the challenge involved in meeting the government’s aim of two weeks’ work experience…

JL Dutaut
Chris Kenyon
Opinion: Curriculum review

The Francis Review must usher in the age of digital assessment

We can’t wait for a digital big bang. We must keep making incremental progress to maximise its potential for…

JL Dutaut
Colin Hughes


Opinion: Solutions

How to get parents on board with your behaviour policy

Aligning policy and parental expectations is vital in ensuring a behaviour policy is well supported at home and ultimately…

JL Dutaut
Paul Dix
Opinion: Curriculum

We can start creating a broader curriculum without a review

A broader, more creative curriculum doesn’t have to wait until the curriculum review has reported and its recommendations are…

JL Dutaut
Sharon Hague
Opinion: Curriculum review

Three concerns about the curriculum and assessment review

Flaws in the review’s terms of reference mean a(nother) opportunity to deal with the perennial issue of curriculum overload…

JL Dutaut
Joe Hallgarten
Opinion

How fair banding makes us more inclusive – not less

While some decry ‘selection by stealth’, fair banding assessments have in fact earned us an award for our admissions…

JL Dutaut
Michael Gosling
Opinion: SEND

The SEND system is not broken. It’s doing its job 

The history of our SEND system shows our priority should not be to fix it but to create a…

JL Dutaut
Professor Sally Tomlinson
The Legal Leader

Legal: How will the employment rights bill affect schools?

There’s a long way to go before these proposals make it onto the statute books, but schools can already…

JL Dutaut
Craig Vincent

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

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=8]


Have something to say?

We’re always keen to hear from new voices. If you’ve got an opinion you want to share with the education community why not job
Comment on articles and content

Get in touch

Send your pitch to our commissioning editor.