Opinion

Five changes to the ECF to better back trainee teachers

Damian Hinds explains how reforms announced today will tackle teething problems with the early career framework identified by schools…

JL Dutaut
Damian Hinds MP
Opinion

Three proposals to fix our fractured school system

Schools structures may not seem like a priority but political failure to grasp the nettle is costly and diverts…

JL Dutaut
Tom Richmond
The Knowledge

Can oracy be reliably assessed?

A new report explores the use of new models of assessment to make oracy a reliably measurable part of…

JL Dutaut
Amanda Moorghen


Opinion: SEND

How trusts can take the lead on speech and language provision

Our in-house speech and language service is helping our pupils, our staff, and taking pressure off the system for…

JL Dutaut
Kylie Rio-Wood
Opinion: Leadership

The moral panic over school prayer exposes our double standards

National turmoil over prayer in schools reveals a glaring Islamophobia at the heart of some people’s concept of Britishness

JL Dutaut
Nadeine Asbali
Politics

Care, resilience, welfare and trust: Building the schools sector we need

Opening our new feature on the sector’s priorities for the next general election, Leora Cruddas outlines the MAT representative…

JL Dutaut
Leora Cruddas
Opinion

Why stop at health? Passport data would be useful too

After Labour’s ‘big brother’ proposal to link health and education data, Tim Leunig suggests we can – and should…

JL Dutaut
Tim Leunig
The Legal Leader

How schools can be proactive amid rising parent complaints

Amid growing concerns about rising parental complaints of an increasingly vexatious nature, Victoria Hatton explains how school leaders can…

JL Dutaut
Victoria Hatton
Opinion

Our plan to ensure schools benefit from the AI revolution

Academies minister Baroness Barran sets out what the government is doing to help schools seize the ‘endless opportunities’ of…

John Dickens
Baroness Barran

Must Read

Opinion

How we help SEND students gain qualifications and independence

Close communication, working on life skills and connecting with the wider community are among the ways Launceston’s alternative resource…

Samantha Booth
Matthew Thompson
Opinion

When everyone is SEND trained inclusion is part of your culture

Julie Prentice shares five things she and trust colleagues learned from developing a SEND training model over the past…

Samantha Booth
Julie Prentice
Opinion

More work is need to tackle fragmentation in teacher development

The decision of the Teacher Development Trust to become part of the Chartered College is exciting, but it shows…

Freddie Whittaker
Sam Twiselton

EXAMS

Assessment

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
Assessment

Are we asking the right questions on assessment?

A new AQA report proposes new assessment models for the millions left lacking critical skills by the current format

JL Dutaut
Reza Schwitzer

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