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The Knowledge

What might a more holistic primary assessment look like?

Perennial concerns about the impact of SATs require workable teacher-led approaches to delivering a more holistic assessment system, writes…

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Alix Robertson

Opinion: SEND

The SEND crisis calls for hub and spoke reform of our systems

Why wait for slow governmental root-and-branch reform when a hub and spoke model could deliver better practice now, ask…

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Sabrina Hobbs and Vic Goddard

NPQs

NPQs: What’s working well and what needs to change?

Uptake of the new NPQs has been impressive, writes Gareth Conyard, but there are some big pitfalls ahead

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Gareth Conyard

Opinion

Why academy trusts matter – and why we need a tinder for MATs

The model enables great trustees and leaders to make an impact across a whole group of schools, writes Mark…

Mark Lehain

LGBT+

Rise of the furries: A purr-fect storm for transgender rights

Unevidenced claims of children identifying as cats would be hilarious if they weren’t so dangerous for their real target…

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Tabitha McIntosh

Curriculum

Six top tips to diversify your English curriculum

It’s not about scrapping Shakespeare but complementing and enriching students’ reading, explains Tabatha Sheehan

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Tabatha Sheehan

The Knowledge

Can adventure learning improve student outcomes?

A new EEF report contains enough evidence to recommend that it should be available to all of our young…

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Dr Sarah Reaney-Wood and Ben Willis

Community

Schools can’t continue to be the fourth emergency service

It’s not sustainable to keep asking heads to take a lead in helping families in crisis through our fractured…

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Keziah Featherstone

RAAC

RAAC: How to spot the ‘ticking timebomb’ and what to do next

Nobody wants the cost of uncovering and remediating crumbly building material, says Lucia Glynn, but the cost of not…

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Lucia Glynn

Must Read

Opinion: Solutions

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…

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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…

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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

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Lee Elliot Major

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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