Opinion

Six lessons for leaders

It is hugely rewarding to become a chief executive of a trust. Having established the first hard federation in...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Our 4-step plan for dealing with ‘life after levels’

The removal of the old assessment levels is a huge opportunity to transform teaching and learning. Follow these steps...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

How to start addressing extremism in the classroom

Discussing extremism requires knowledge of a wide range of issues unconnected to the mainstream curriculum, as well as clarity,...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Peer mentoring as an alternative to exclusion

Tutors of school-leaving age can help to unlock hidden potential in pupils excluded from mainstream education In the face...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Why teachers may find it more difficult to strike

Consultation on the Trades Union Reform Bill opened this week, giving the government time to calculate where public opinion...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

We still haven’t got the right training model

Freeing up the teacher training market has some advantages. But if recruitment targets are to be met, the artificial...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Lunchtime: the most important break of the day

Ofsted regularly focuses on lunchtime behaviour. To get the precious hour right needs creative thinking and carefully planned whole-school...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Four guiding principles of a good assessment system

The confusion, debate and disagreements that have followed the move away from levels are necessary if teachers are to...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Hold a child’s hand and walk him through the curriculum

The curriculum starts off as a document: it’s then up to teachers to turn it into something that will...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips