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Opinion: Policy

The unintended consequences of VAT on private school fees

Labour’s published plan to remove VAT exemption and charitable rates relief from private schools will cause inevitable disruption

JL Dutaut

Andrea Squires

Opinion: Mental health

Five self-care tips for teachers this summer (and beyond)

How to reconnect with yourself and set realistic boundaries to see you through the next academic year

JL Dutaut

Dr Lesley French

Opinion: Leadership

Exposure to the Israel-Hamas war is harming young people

They are being increasingly drawn into polarised views and mental distress – but we can model a better way

JL Dutaut

Ali Amla

Oracy Commission

Three considerations for every teacher developing oracy

Oracy can enhance children’s learning and raise achievement across the curriculum, including on standardised tests

JL Dutaut

Professor Julia Snell

Opinion: Solutions

Seven signs of SLCN – and how to support them in the classroom

Affecting nearly two million children, it’s crucial teachers can spot speech, language and communication needs early to support pupils…

JL Dutaut

Holly Strickland and Hannah Cook

Opinion: Policy

How Labour can deliver universal work experience equitably

With only seven per cent of employers currently offering work experience,here are three recommendations for Labour to deliver its…

JL Dutaut

Dr Elnaz Kashefpakdel

Opinion: SEND

A plan to start fixing the SEND system right now

Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives have published a plan to get SEND provision on…

JL Dutaut

Anne Longfield CBE

Opinion: Policy

Votes at 16: What can we learn from schools’ mock elections?

Our mock election shows community cohesion must be back on the agenda for schools whether 16-year-olds get the vote…

JL Dutaut

Vic Goddard

Opinion: Workforce

Two first steps towards a racially inclusive teaching profession

The latest data on diversity in the teacher workforce is unsurprising – and we can very easily do a…

JL Dutaut

Evelyn Forde

Must Read

Opinion

How we tackled misinformation in our primary curriculum

Schools need to approach difficult topics in a sensitive, age-appropriate way, writes Sam French

Freddie Whittaker

Sam French

Ofsted

Good might not be good enough under new Ofsted framework

Experience of an inspection suggests Ofsted’s system is clearer and fairer, but hard work is needed to attain ‘expected…

Freddie Whittaker

Stuart Gardner

Opinion

Big tech AI marketing rewrites the future of education

If we passively consume and believe big tech’s vision for AI we’ll be tricked into ceding control of our…

Freddie Whittaker

Catherine Buckler

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

EXAMS

Exams

University clearing: How teachers can support students

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

John Dickens

4mo

Sam Sykes

4mo

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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