Opinion: Accountability

Why Ofsted should not inspect safeguarding (and who should do it instead)

The foundations of a more comprehensive and effective safeguarding system than Ofsted’s narrow approach already exist

JL Dutaut
Alan Wood
Politics

Persistent absence is the first barrier Labour will seek to break

Conservative government has broken the relationships that underpin school attendance. Labour will rebuild the ladder to success

JL Dutaut
Catherine McKinnell
Manifesto 2024

Five policies to make AI-enabled learning safe and equitable

AI’s potential to transform education must be matched by ambitious policies to ensure its benefits are shared and its…

JL Dutaut
Sir Hamid Patel
Opinion: Edtech

Shaping the future: Policy recommendations for AI in UK education

This article was generated by ChatGPT from a prompt created by Star Academies CEO, Hamid Patel. Read his article…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
Opinion: Academy trusts

Shining a light on the state of academy trust finances

Kevin Connor delves in a new report on academy finances to identify key developments and looming challenges

JL Dutaut
Kevin Connor
The Knowledge

Teacher-powered research: how we’re building the evidence around everyday practice

A new stream of EEF evaluations aims to give teachers better evidence to support their everyday practice

JL Dutaut
Christine Kelly and Faizaan Sami
Opinion: Edtech

How trusts can support schools to adopt AI safely

Executive teams have a responsibility to ensure their schools can benefit from new tools while minimising the risks

JL Dutaut
Simon Beamish
Opinion: Solutions

The three phases of introducing a successful internal AP

Amid a growing capacity crisis in AP, Shazad Ali describes the interventions and reintegration work underpinning his school’s internal…

JL Dutaut
Shazad Ali
Opinion: Policy

The rise in suspensions and exclusions calls for creative solutions

Our research into suspensions and exclusions identified regional disparities and a worrying lack of capacity to meet needs, writes…

JL Dutaut
Celia Whittuck

Must Read

Opinion

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…

Freddie Whittaker
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,…

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

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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