Opinion: Curriculum

Here’s what every ‘phonics for maths’ programme should deliver

Our new benchmarks aim to take the debate out of what the phrase means and set us on the…

JL Dutaut
Louise Pennington
Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted’s ill-considered inclusion judgment is a poisoned chalice

As well intentioned and ambitious the key judgement is, the absence of detail will result in inconsistency across the…

JL Dutaut
Meena Wood
Opinion

It’s time to champion school support staff and boost their rights

Their pay and conditions are a priority for me as education secretary and will remain so if I become…

Freddie Whittaker
Bridget Phillipson
Opinion: SEND
SEND

Six changes Labour must make to the SEND code of practice

With a SEND white paper due this autumn, six professionals offer simple legislative changes they say would revolutionise inclusion…

JL Dutaut
Jude Macdonald
Opinion: Politics

Class politics: How old school voting habits are unravelling

A new poll showing private school alumni are most likely to vote for Labour reveals just how dramatically politics…

John Dickens
Louis O’Geran
Opinion: Solutions

Five steps to inclusive learning for children in care

The specific challenges children in care present to schools are far from insurmountable. Here’s how to make a start

JL Dutaut
Gitanjali Bhattacharya
Opinion: Funding

SEND funding must align with the government’s inclusive vision

Our reactive, deficit model of need is matched by our reactive funding model and budget deficits. Both need to…

JL Dutaut
Benedicte Yue and Dr Peter Gray
The Research Leader

Understanding and tackling violence against girls in schools

New research shows the worrying extent of violence against girls in and out of school and points to ways…

JL Dutaut
Dr Lauren Sullivan
The Boardroom Leader

Boards must step up to the growing challenge of SEND – here’s how

Here’s how our trust has put SEND at the heart of its boardroom decision-making and it’s having a transformative…

JL Dutaut
Charlotte Harding

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Opinion

War on Iran will blast a hole through schools’ budgets

The prospect of soaring inflation raises the risk of teacher pay strikes and piles pressure on procurement, warns Alistair…

Freddie Whittaker
Alistair Wood
Opinion

The blueprint for the meningitis outbreak was written by Covid 

When Covid-19 arrived, the headteacher job description was torn up

Freddie Whittaker
Hannah Carter
The Inclusion Leader

By focusing on schools, the white paper fails to put children first

The document has missed a significant opportunity to state clearly that children really do come first

Freddie Whittaker
Frances Akinde

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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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