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Politics

What the next government must do for schools is get out of the way

The example of our work in Newham is that trying to run things from the centre doesn’t work, write…

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Sir Robin Wales and Clive Furness

Opinion: Accountability

We are accountable to governors and families – not Ofsted and league tables

If we can’t change ministers’ muscular activism, we can certainly control how it plays out in our schools, writes…

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Jon Coles

Opinion: SEND

Why we need mandatory training for autism and learning disabilities

Autism and learning disabilities training is now mandatory for health and social care – and education should be next,…

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Paula McGowan

Politics

The Great Debate must now yield a Great Consensus

Jim Callaghan’s 1976 Ruskin College speech saw the irreversible entry of politicians into the “secret garden” of education. The…

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Caroline Barlow and Ruth Whymark

Opinion: SEND

Five principles to begin transforming our broken SEND system

Tom Rees and Ben Newmark set out five principles to begin articulating what a good life is and should…

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Tom Rees and Ben Newmark

Opinion: Solutions

Three ways to improve maths outcomes through classroom dialogue

High-quality dialogue can be as impactful in maths as any other area of the curriculum with a few simple…

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Kathleen McBride

Alternative provision

RESET: How to think creatively about alternative provision

Not everyone can have on-site alternative provision, but we can all help learners reset with careful intervention and thoughtful…

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Shazad Ali

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

Must Read

Labour’s first year

We’ve laid the foundations. Now we build

Education secretary says her government’s work so far is just the beginning, and here’s what comes next …

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Bridget Phillipson

Labour’s first year

Engaging trusts is key to the opportunity mission’s success

Ministers have shown they can listen to the sector. More of that will be necessary as the details of…

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Leora Cruddas

Labour’s first year

SEND: Hope still prevails, but Labour must learn to listen

Treating the specialist and alternative sectors as afterthoughts means ministers have missed chances to progress towards a more inclusive…

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Dr Nic Crossley

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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