Book Reviews

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Reinventing education: Beyond the knowledge economy

This book identifies the problems with our system and – rather uniquely – offers practicable solutions to them

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‘Primary Reading Simplified’ by Christopher Such

I’m going to begin by saying I was already a huge fan of Chris Such’s work. I loved The…

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New Domains of Educational Leadership by Leora Cruddas

Let’s get straight to it: New Domains of Educational Leadership is set to become a seminal piece in reshaping…

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Feedback: Strategies to support teacher workload and improve pupil progress

Best known for her books on retrieval practice, Kate Jones has taken a risk with her latest outing by…

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‘I can’t stop thinking about VAR’ by Daisy Christodoulou

For once, a book about what other professions can learn from education – not the other way round

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Unfinished Business: The life and legacy of Sir Tim Brighouse

A veritable who’s who of education pays tribute to a giant and aims to pick up where he left…

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Blog Reviews

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The Conversation – with Sarah Baker, CEO, TEAM Education Trust

Managing micro-transitions, the hidden benefits of breakfast clubs, and the importance of speech and language for wellbeing

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The Conversation – with Jess Mahdavi-Gladwells

The interpersonal nature of learning, who ‘owns’ SEND in your school, a tricky meeting with the head, and going…

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The Conversation – with Shekeila Scarlett

A new government ‘AI playbook’, the importance of early careers education, and the children’s commissioner’s new youth advisory panel…

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The Conversation – with Fiona Atherton

Fast and slow thinking in school leadership, Ofsted’s consultation, and the Sunday-night scaries

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The Conversation – with Sarah Gallagher

Leading through loss and grief, inspiring environments for all, the school readiness crisis and the importance of assembly bangers

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The Conversation – with Frances Akinde

The digital staffroom is bursting with resolutions and appetite for revolutions – but all government is offering us is…

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Research Reviews

The Knowledge

Why speech and language matter to mental health

We risk failing another generation of children if we do not join the crucial dots  between mental health and…

JL Dutaut
Jane Harris
The Knowledge

How are teachers navigating the AI revolution?

Our new survey reveals huge benefits for early adopters – but a profession in need of guidance and support

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Jonathan Park
The Knowledge

How are school leaders navigating the AI revolution?

A new school leaders’ survey shows how schools are using AI to tackle challenges, but also reveals a major…

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Claire Archibald
The Knowledge

How AI can build confidence in school inspections

A trial of AI to aide inspection has shown their potential to save time and supplement inspectors’ knowledge, understanding…

JL Dutaut
Matt Davis
The Knowledge

How to gather richer data for better inclusion

As the levers of accountability begin to pull the sector towards engagement, we must ensure our data is intentionally…

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Nic Ponsford
The Knowledge

How engagement data can transform pupil outcomes

Our interim report shows the value of pupil engagement data for schools and policymakers driving up inclusion

JL Dutaut
Jonathan Sobczyk Boddington

Book review

Young people on the margins

Melissa Benn
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