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Inclusion

Specialist settings can’t solve all of mainstream’s problems

The north east’s schools are bearing the brunt of a national crisis of unmet needs and insufficient support, explains…

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Chris Zarraga

Leadership

Aspiring leaders should be taught the 3 Rs of inner work

Overly focusing on operational skill neglects inner work that is fundamental to succeeding (and remaining) in leadership, says Bukky…

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Bukky Yusuf

Opinion: Workforce

Diversity is key to tackling the recruitment crisis

Who we recruit, how we equip them and the routes towards qualification must all be broadened to attract and…

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Leila MacTavish

Opinion: Academy trusts

Thriving local trusts are a strong part of our system’s offer

The large and varied sector of locality-based trusts presents a collective effervescence whose distinct strengths should not be neglected,…

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Donna Tandy

The Knowledge

School business leaders should be included in drive to cut teacher workload, says ISBL

Why is reducing teacher workload so hard?

A new report by the NFER reveals many schools are already doing all they can to reduce workload and…

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Kerry Martin

SEND

Until ministers fix SEND, we’ll keep fighting for our rights

Ali Durban responds to controversial comments by Gillian Keegan about the special needs support system being ‘lose, lose, lose’

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Ali Durban

Opinion: Solutions

How to offer affordable residentials for all

We can’t afford not to offer residentials – even as their costs increase, says Martin Smith. Here’s how we…

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Martin Smith

Governance

Progress towards more, better local governance has halted

Ministers must intervene early to prevent halted progress on local governance turning to regression

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Michael Barton

Opinion: Mental health

Prioritising green spaces has helped us improve pupil wellbeing

Two primary headteachers explain how they have greened their school sites and the impact it has had on their…

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Ann-Marie Bolton and Wayne Clayton

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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