Opinion: Workforce

Another NPQ funding cut is more evidence of damaging short-termism

Years of building up a strong offer on professional development have been undermined and will hurt recruitment and retention

JL Dutaut
Gareth Conyard
Opinion: Policy

The next government must burst the Westminster bubble

North of Tyne demonstrates what’s possible when decision making is meaningfully devolved – and we need much more of…

JL Dutaut
Jamie Driscoll
Opinion: Workforce

Party manifestos must address teacher pay and workload

With an election looming, the latest workforce figures show parties’ plans must focus on recruitment and retention as a…

JL Dutaut
Jack Worth
Opinion: Solutions

How to navigate unsubstantiated claims when hiring

Daniel Jennings offers advice on keeping pupils, adults and schools safe amid social media-fuelled allegations against potential recruits

JL Dutaut
Daniel Jennings
Opinion: Sustainability

We owe young people a listening ear on climate change

A new survey by the IB reveals young people’s eagerness to learn in order to tackle the climate crisis…

JL Dutaut
Olli-Pekka Heinonen
The Knowledge

What does inclusion look like in practice today?

New research shows remarkably little consensus about what inclusion means – leaving the schools who do it best exposed

JL Dutaut
Toby Greany and Jodie Pennacchia
Opinion: Policy

Whoever wins, both parties have done the right maths on STEM

Labour and the Conservatives are offering different policies, but have identified the same core problem for the next government…

JL Dutaut
Dr Jeffery Quaye and Dr Karen Skilling
Opinion: Curriculum

How to close the maths and science ‘enjoyment gap’

New research reveals stark disparities in teenagers’ enjoyment of maths and science – a regional gap we must close…

JL Dutaut
David Thomas
Opinion: Policy

How the Liberal Democrats will tackle persistent absence

The approach will be defined by a combination of high standards and a warm heart

JL Dutaut
Callum Robertson

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AI can be part of the solution to schools’ mentor capacity crisis

With a school using AI coaching, Professor Haili Hughes reveals whether others should follow suit

Freddie Whittaker
Professor Haili Hughes
Opinion: Reading

A reading target is right. Here’s how schools can make it happen

Targets and regular tests can transform outcomes, but only if schools build the systems, culture and expertise to deliver,…

John Dickens
Becks Boomer-Clark
Opinion

Leadership lessons from Southport’s darkest days

In the wake of unimaginable loss, trust leader David Clayton shares how compassion, presence and belonging came to define…

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David Clayton

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,…

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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
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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

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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,…

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James Handscombe
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