Politics

Success of society depends on education being a top policy priority

The Fair Education Alliance shares its cross-sector manifesto for a fair education system and argues it needs to be…

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Janeen Hayat
Opinion: Solutions

Three ways one simple survey is improving our PSHE provision

Aimee Stevens sets out how NHS research is powering her school’s PSHE teaching with data, influencing its curriculum and…

JL Dutaut
Aimee Stevens
Artificial Intelligence

The first exams of the AI age are over, so what now?

How we act now will determine whether AI widens attainment gaps or helps us to bridge them

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Jason Tomlinson
The Knowledge

How are cost-of-living pressures on families affecting schools?

NFER’s data reveals how much the cost of living crisis is exacerbating pressures on schools, explains Megan Lucas

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Megan Lucas
RAAC

Westminster, we have a (£11 billion) problem

It’s time to get over the fixation on what teachers are doing and fix the buildings in which they’re…

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Mark Wilson
Social mobility

The social mobility commission is a fig leaf for inaction

We know what works, but making progress on social mobility requires politicians who care enough to act on that…

JL Dutaut
Sammy Wright
Opinion: Attendance

Schools can’t rebuild parental support for attendance alone

A new report lays bare a collapse in parental support for attendance and the colossal effort needed to put…

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Jaine Stannard
RAAC
Schools with identified RAAC are being urged to put contingency plans in place in case of closure by the DfE

With a bit of vision, we can upgrade the school estate

A fit-for-purpose school estate with sustainability at its heart is with the government’s reach, says Claire Mantle. All it…

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Claire Mantle
Artificial Intelligence

Three ways to lead your school through the AI revolution

It’s normal to feel daunted but AI can’t be ignored, write Laurie Forcier and David Weston. Here’s how to…

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Laurie Forcier and David Weston

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

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
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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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