The Knowledge

How concerned should we be about England’s declining PISA science scores?

Our resident data analyst, John Jerrim delves into the PISA data to find out what could be causing an…

JL Dutaut
John Jerrim
Opinion: Solutions

Top tips for inclusive and trauma-informed language

Careful language choices can make all the difference for children whose behaviours are influenced by prior trauma

JL Dutaut
Dr Leanne Johnson
Opinion: Leadership

The Israel and Gaza war is straining discourse in our schools

Teachers need urgent help to address the war in Israel and Gaza and its impact on relations in classrooms,…

JL Dutaut
Stuart Foster and Andy Pearce
The Knowledge

How can maths and science teachers get the most out of edtech?

Key findings from an NFER rapid literature review on implementing edtech effectively in maths and science classrooms

JL Dutaut
Lillian Flemons
The Knowledge
mental health support teams in schools are too narrowly focused on milder issues, a new report has said

How has children’s mental health changed in the past year?

New prevalence figures show the post-pandemic surge in young people’s mental health issues hasn’t abated

JL Dutaut
Whitney Crenna-Jennings and Allen Joseph
Opinion: Sustainability

A school food revolution for pupils starts with us

Students have ants in their pants about sustainability – and there’s plenty we can do on food before putting…

JL Dutaut
Peter Addison-Child
Opinion: Attendance

How small changes can make a big impact on attendance

Focusing on the interactions every student experiences could transform how the most persistently absent feel about school

JL Dutaut
Shaun Brown
Opinion: Policy

Free schools proved the power of innovation. We need more of it

The greatest impact of the free schools programme was embodying a spirit of innovation that our system needs more…

JL Dutaut
Hilary Spencer and Carly Mitchell
Opinion: Leadership

The quiet crisis facing education’s governance heroes

A new NGA report reveals an urgent need to rethink governance remits – especially exclusions

JL Dutaut
Sam Henson

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Opinion

Banning phones in schools is a lazy opt-out  

No one disagrees unfettered use of smartphones in schools is a bad thing, but indulging in a moral panic…

Freddie Whittaker
Hannah Carter
Opinion

Why we’ve got ‘stuck’ schools all wrong

Stuck schools often get a ‘hero’ leader, but there are much better solutions, argues Seamus Murphy

Freddie Whittaker
Seamus Murphy
Curriculum

The curriculum review isn’t ‘dumbing down’ – it’s levelling up

Critics claiming the curriculum review ‘dumbs down’ Gove’s education reforms are way off the mark, says Sir Hamid Patel…

John Dickens
Sir Hamid Patel

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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

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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