Opinion: Curriculum review

Year 6 can’t keep paying the price of data farming

The best thing the curriculum review can do to re-engage pupils is to rethink the incentives driving an impoverished…

JL Dutaut
James Searjeant
Opinion: Solutions
A new Ofsted research report looks at effective practice for secondary school pupils struggling with reading

How to make your school library a truly inclusive space

Your school library can be a powerhouse of support and a hub of belonging for every pupil in the…

JL Dutaut
Victoria Dilly
Opinion: Mental health

School environments are only worsening the student mental health crisis

Our education model is simply not equal to the demands of the world our children inhabit. It’s no wonder…

JL Dutaut
Dr. Nikos Savvas
Opinion: Edtech

Safeguarding is not a sufficient response to new technologies

We will keep walking a tightrope between innovation and protection until we can provide equal access to the right…

JL Dutaut
Paul Singh
Opinion: Edtech
Government is exploring making education a fourth statutory safeguarding partner

How to navigate new duties on AI usage in schools

New guidance and legislation mean safeguarding in the age of AI has gone beyond merely blocking harmful content

JL Dutaut
Dr Jon Chippindall
Opinion: Curriculum

How to create and sustain a trust-wide culture of enrichment

Trusts must lean into their role as community pillars and create rich learning experiences for all. Here’s how

JL Dutaut
Carol Dewhurst OBE
Opinion: Accountability

The absence of Progress 8 is an accountability trap in selective areas

In selective areas, Attainment 8 tells us more about admissions than teaching. Without Progress 8, comprehensives are at risk…

JL Dutaut
Michael Cater
Opinion

Examiners deserve better than the tech problems they face

Exam boards must act to ensure examiners can do their jobs properly. Faith in the system hinges on it

JL Dutaut
Dr Kanayo Phoebe Situ
The Research Leader

Mental health investment could transform GCSE results

A new report shows that supporting young people with mental health would improve school outcomes and boost the economy

JL Dutaut
Catherine Roche

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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

EXAMS

Assessment

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

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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

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Reza Schwitzer
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