Opinion: Legal

Legal: When are non-disclosure agreements appropriate?

Employment law partner, David Ward sets out the practical and ethical considerations for school and trust leaders in the…

JL Dutaut
David Ward
Opinion: Accountability
Boycotts of Ofsted inspections could lead to legal implications

More parental complaints don’t mean more inspections

Chris Russell sets the record straight on how Ofsted respond to parental complaints and what a rise in such…

JL Dutaut
Chris Russell
Oracy

Labour will need to be clearer about what oracy means for schools

From tick-box implementation to confident vacuousness, we won’t benefit from oracy’s educational power without clearly defined goals, writes Ed…

JL Dutaut
Ed Reza Schwitzer
Politics

These education priorities should be in every party’s manifesto

Jon Andrews sets out the case for education featuring prominently in debates leading up to the forthcoming general election

JL Dutaut
Jon Andrews
Opinion

Three wishes for the new NPQ in Leading Primary Maths

The new qualification will need to fit into a better-defined context to deliver real impact, writes Helen Drury

JL Dutaut
Helen Drury
Transition

Solutions: Supporting autistic students through transition

Paul Scales sets out the key considerations to ensure a safe and comfortable move to secondary for pupils with…

JL Dutaut
Paul Scales
Oracy

A focus on oracy will require Ofsted to adapt

Richard Willis delves into the historical making of Labour’s new policy and the changes needed to deliver it

JL Dutaut
Richard Willis
NTP

The NTP should be backed by a long-term tutoring guarantee

We need more stability in the system to build on tutoring’s potential to close disadvantage gaps, says Jonathan Simons

JL Dutaut
Jonathan Simons
Behaviour
Gavin Williamson backed heads cracking down on mobile phones and announced a behaviour survey in a speech to the CST conference.

Is it time to rethink our fixation on behaviour management? 

A fixation on behaviour management can be a distraction from embedding our values in a way that would make…

JL Dutaut
Adam Seldon

Must Read

Opinion: Solutions
mental health

How to mitigate disadvantage in the classroom

We must get under the bonnet of disadvantage as it applies to individuals to have any chance of mitigating…

JL Dutaut
Finola Wilson
Opinion: Workforce

The sector has taken another big step in parent-teacher support

Developments at the National Education Union’s conference give hope that we may soon stem the flow of parents out…

JL Dutaut
Emma Sheppard
Opinion: Accountability

How Ofsted can ensure inclusion and equity go hand in hand

Ofsted must ensure its new framework for inclusion is applied consistently and fairly in every school

JL Dutaut
Lee Elliot Major

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
More on this theme

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,…

JL Dutaut
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…

JL Dutaut
Stephen Caldwell
More on this theme

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=8]

Have something to say?

We’re always keen to hear from new voices. If you’ve got an opinion you want to share with the education community why not job
facebook linkedin
Comment on articles and content

Get in touch

Send your pitch to our commissioning editor.

Email