The Knowledge

How youth work complements and supports schools

Three studies show how youth work is a vital part of any effort to improve the lives and outcomes…

JL Dutaut
Will Millard and Jacob Diggle
Attendance
attendance

Persistent absence risks children’s futures. Here’s how we’ll address it

Raising fines and making guidance and daily data submissions mandatory will boost early intervention and a support-first approach, says…

Freddie Whittaker
Damian Hinds
Opinion: Policy

Making politics more representative starts with education

A first-of-a-kind project aims to empower young people with the knowledge and skills to make change happen locally and…

JL Dutaut
Emma Hardy and Debra Gray
Opinion: Solutions

Three creative ways to boost your school’s fundraising

With rising costs comes a need to rethink how schools raise funds. Here are three easy-to-implement ideas to maximise…

JL Dutaut
Mira Shah
Opinion: Leadership

Young governors show we won’t pay lip service to student voice

One bold student encounter persuaded me we needed to do much more to truly value students’ views and ideas

JL Dutaut
Mohsen Ojja
The Knowledge

How are multi-academy trusts navigating centralisation?

New research reveals how trusts pool funding and the opportunities and challenges for more and better centralisation

JL Dutaut
Chris Kirk and Will Jordan
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

Must Read

Opinion

Winter of discontent is a real danger for pupils’ confidence

Data revealed pupils’ sense of agency takes a knock from January, and we’re taking steps to address this, says…

Freddie Whittaker
Lee Wilson
Opinion

A ‘ni hao’ from Chinese visitors was the ultimate language lesson

Saying ‘hello’ to pupils from Nanjing brought learning to life, but anything that adds context can ignite a child’s…

Freddie Whittaker
Cara Bleiman
Opinion

Gove’s traditionalists won, but now they see what was lost

Militant discipline and explicit instruction delivered higher exam grades, but the debate has moved on as pupils disengage from…

Freddie Whittaker
Jon Hutchinson

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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