The Boardroom Leader

Boards must step up to the growing challenge of SEND – here’s how

Here’s how our trust has put SEND at the heart of its boardroom decision-making and it’s having a transformative…

JL Dutaut
Charlotte Harding
Opinion: Accountability

We have to define ‘high stakes’ if we hope to lower them

If we want to dismantle the causes of school leaders’ wellbeing and mental health issues, we must start by…

JL Dutaut
Sinéad Mc Brearty
Letters to the editor

This week’s best responses from our readers

A monstrous admission, a deafening silence, a dangerous manifesto and a turn of the tables

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The Conspiracy Commission

Teachers can combat conspiracy theories – but they need help

The work of our commission shows that teachers are clamouring for support in countering misinformation. Here’s how we get…

JL Dutaut
Gareth Conyard
Opinion: Accountability

Inclusion is now the leadership test. Here’s how to pass

Achieve, belong and thrive are no longer soft concepts to be thrown around. Inspectors will soon expect to see…

JL Dutaut
Dr Nicole Ponsford
Opinion: SEND

Labour must now fund the consensus view on SEND solutions

From consensus about a crisis, this week’s report takes us to a consensus about how to fix it. The…

JL Dutaut
Daniel Kebede
Opinion: Accountability

We need to deliver Ofsted in real time – here’s how

The real opportunity of inspection reform is in embracing what technology now allows and unleashing a live system of…

JL Dutaut
Alexander Iosad
Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted’s proposals still need significant work

Parents may be happy, but there are still considerable risks surrounding the implementation of this new framework

JL Dutaut
Jenna Julius and Rebecca Wheater
The Business Leader

The windfall that could save schools a fortune

Good financial news is hard to come by for the education sector, so don’t miss this opportunity

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Benedicte Yue and Steve Simkins

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SEND

Curriculum review was missed opportunity to improve SEND crisis

The curriculum review promised to remove blocks for schools to deliver good outcomes for children with special needs –…

John Dickens
Jo Hutchinson
Opinion: Solutions

Learning from other countries on how to teach resilience

The government’s Resilience Action Plan focuses on educating adults – leaving children unprepared for the next global emergency. Here’s…

John Dickens
Lydia Preston
The Legal Leader

Use common sense to deal with an angry AI-created legal request  

Subject access requests have become common but new legislation provides guidance on how to react sensibly, says Claire Archibald

Freddie Whittaker
Claire Archibald

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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