Opinion: Policy

Why we need an ambitious ‘net zero’ target for attendance 

A moonshot goal to see every child in school and ready to learn by 2050 could galvanise society to…

JL Dutaut
Jaine Stannard
Policy

6 quick school policy wins for Labour that won’t break the bank

Labour’s big-ticket promises will take time. So here’s some easy policies they could do now, says ex-government adviser David…

John Dickens
David Thomas
Oracy Commission

What should be the role of oracy in English Language GCSE?

What we teach at GCSE informs much of what leads to them, so we must think carefully about oracy’s…

JL Dutaut
Barbara Bleiman
Opinion: Accountability

Labour faces a major challenge on accountability reform

The party promised to overhaul school accountability, and the evidence now shows things are much worse than many thought

JL Dutaut
Professor Colin Richards
Teacher pay

Alternative pension plan is a teacher pay shortcut, not solution

Trust’s proposal to offer staff a less generous pension for more pay will leave staff ‘dangerously shortchanged’, says Paul…

John Dickens
Paul Whiteman
Opinion: Policy

How to reform qualifications without breaking the bank

A Labour government short of cash would do well to reconsider ministers’ and officials’ default settings on reform

JL Dutaut
Reza Schwitzer
Opinion: Academy trusts

Our new policy council will strengthen the voice of trusts

CST’s new policy advisory council is a timely evolution to support the organisation’s growing sector role – and you…

JL Dutaut
Steve Rollett
Opinion: Workforce

It’s time to take matters into our own hands on SBP pay

Consistently undervaluing school business professionals has led to a supply crisis, and our new framework aims to fix that…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Morales
Opinion: Leadership

Why we’re reforming our pension offer

Giving teachers more control over balancing income today against income in old age is the right thing to do…

JL Dutaut
Sir Jon Coles

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Given the choice, do we want SEND segregation in education?

If we accept specialist facilities should exist primarily to support inclusion, rather than as parallel systems, we must consider…

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Vasilis Strogilos
Opinion

What we learned from four Ofsted report card inspections

If the renewed framework can play a role in supporting our own high expectations, then we welcome it with…

Freddie Whittaker
Andrew Rigby
Opinion

We need your input to ensure NPQs provide the skills needed in schools 

The demands on leaders are shifting, and the frameworks that support them have to move too. Evidence and practice…

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Herminder Channa

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

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
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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