Opinion: Mental health

Rural communities need targeted support with mental health

Government’s desire for consistent provision can’t become a barrier to meeting the specific mental health needs of rural communities,…

JL Dutaut
Dan Morrow
Opinion

The next government must learn from Sir Tim Brighouse’s legacy

Former education secretary Baroness Morris pays tribute to a ‘guiding light, wise counsel and a good friend’

Freddie Whittaker
Baroness Estelle Morris
2023 in review

2023 in review: We can find elegant solutions to our wicked problems

Specialist provision has risen up the political agenda and risen to its challenges- but it can’t keep doing ever…

JL Dutaut
Sarah Baker
Opinion: Academy trusts

How a trust merger has grown our ambition and scale

Bringing two trusts together isn’t without its challenges but the rewards are for everyone

JL Dutaut
Dan Thomas
Opinion: Policy

Could Brighton lead a revaluation of parental choice?

A consultation from the Labour-run council could lead to admissions changes that level the playing field of choice and…

JL Dutaut
Sara Bragg
Opinion

Carols show music education is not just for Christmas

In an end-of-term message, the schools minister encourages leaders to participate in government’s ‘national plan for music education’

Freddie Whittaker
Damian Hinds
2023 in review

2023 in review: Exhaustion has reached the boardroom

2023 will go down as the year that the recruitment and retention crisis brought school governance itself to breaking…

JL Dutaut
Edward Vitalis
Opinion: Sustainability

COP28: UK drives international collaboration but there’s more to be done at home

Ana Romero reflects on her time at the COP28 summit in Dubai and the place of education at the…

JL Dutaut
Ana Romero
The Knowledge

Are teacher commutes getting any greener?

Teacher commutes are decarbonising very slowly but there are signs that efforts are building up a head of steam

JL Dutaut
Iain Ford

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,…

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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