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Opinion: Attendance

Attendance: Easy policy solutions are no longer enough

Our attendance woes won’t be solved by doing more of the same in the hopes of returning to the…

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Ben Jane

Opinion: Policy

The dangerous policy blind spot that’s driving workload

Policy makers have become so school-centric they can’t see the willing army of support under their noses. I know….

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Andrew Otty

The Knowledge

What is the ‘second transition’ and why does it matter for attendance?

A new report highlights a second transition point which may be particularly important for secondary schools to improve attendance

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Owen Carter

Opinion: Leadership

The key to ‘outstanding’ is inclusion, not exclusion

Beddington Park Academy’s turnaround is proof that knowing your pupils and meeting their needs can and does lead to…

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Maz Muhktar and John Halliwell

Opinion: Policy

When it comes to childrens’ success, Money Matters

As a new report is launched in parliament on the effects of a Manchester pilot, Jackie Crouch reflects on…

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Jackie Crouch

Opinion: Policy

Social mobility demands we learn more about no-excuses schools

Critics of no-excuses schools need more evidence for their criticisms, while policy makers should look more closely at…

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Rob Wilson

Opinion: Workforce

We need a plan to stop 30,000 young mathematicians going missing

Striking new research shows many promising young maths pupils give up on the subject soon after they start secondary,…

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Kathryn Greenhalgh

The Knowledge

How can we engage more primary pupils in science?

Getting the UK up the international league table for science depends on engaging more learners earlier – and classroom…

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Marianne Cutler

Opinion: Policy

Tutoring should be a permanent feature of our education system

Dedicated funding in the spirit of pupil premium would ensure tutoring’s benefits don’t return to being the preserve…

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Munira Wilson MP

Must Read

Opinion: Edtech

AI bias poses serious risks for learners with SEND

The promise of personalised learning masks very real risks that demand careful attention from educators and policymakers

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Michael Finlay

Opinion: Curriculum

What teachers want from a reformed English GCSE

The dialogue surrounding curriculum reform in England, particularly within GCSE English, remains as essential as ever. Recent insights from…

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Leandri Dannhauser

Opinion: Teaching Commission

Here’s how we can finally begin to fix the teacher supply crisis

If we’re going to hang on to more of them, then teachers need a better deal than summer respite…

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Baroness Mary Bousted

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

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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