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New redundancy tactics for schools faced with tough decisions

Staff are going through interviews and graded assessments to decide who to make redundant, Schools Week has learnt. James...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ministers urged to clamp down on all-powerful academy CEOs

Ministers have been urged to clamp down on over-powerful academy bosses after an investigation found one chief executive sacked...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

What does high challenge teaching look like?

To define “high challenge” is almost impossible, says Heather Fearn. Teachers must use their expertise to ask themselves what...

Heather Fearn
Heather Fearn

The Clouds that can Surround a School: Responding to and managing a critical incident

In September 2015 the worst thing imaginable happened in my school. One of our students was playing football with...

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Opinion

How did schools come to talk like business?

Headteachers and leaders of academy trusts should be paid well, says Anita Kerwin-Nye. Just don’t justify their high salaries...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
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Academy CEO pay: Salaries soar, but who comes out on top?

Our annual analysis of chief executive pay in the largest academy chains once again reveals a huge disparity in...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Delayed review of older teachers requests extra evidence

A government review on the implications of teachers working until their late 60s wants to gather more evidence –...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Meet the £200k-per-year academy chiefs who look after just a handful of schools

Growing numbers of academy leaders, many of them responsible for only a handful of schools, now earn more than...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

We need an education system that works for the whole of society

Attainment is important for young people, but exams have to be seen in a wider context as part of...

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King