Diary of a headteacher: Growing your own… 14 June 2017 What opportunities do you afford to your staff to ensure you are growing the leaders of the future – for your school and for the wider system?
The far-reaching power of music 14 June 2017 Research showing the impact of learning a musical instrument on pupils’ wider educational outcomes comes as no surprise to Dr Bernard Trafford
Can the next government break the clear link between poverty and child ill-health? 7 June 2017 Urgent action is needed on child health so that health professionals, schools and local authorities can work together effectively to improve outcomes for all children, especially the poorest. Anna Feuchtwang explains
At the chalkface: The Election 7 June 2017 His baleful legacy endures. Hatched for years, like the mother’s egg in Alien, it has finally burst out to blight the poor mites in all its slimy horror – terminally dull tasks, mere information retrieval, and dire subject content
Making RSE inclusive 24 May 2017 Education for all means LGBT inclusive relationships and sex education. Stonewall’s Sidonie Bertrand-Shelton delivers a call to action
Diary of a headteacher: A plan for the first 100 days 24 May 2017 When taking up a new position in a school, especially as a senior leader, it pays to plan ahead, says our headteacher diarist
Low-cost private schools? 24 May 2017 Suggestions that firms are keen to set-up low-cost private schools in the UK has raised a few eyebrows. Dr Bernard Trafford is sceptical
Diary of an NQT: Gain time? What gain time?! 24 May 2017 With exams underway, teachers are looking forward to making the most of their gain time. But not our NQT diarist, who only has one year 11 class
School funding: You couldn't make it up... 17 May 2017 As the government continues to parrot its line that school funding is ‘at record levels’, frustration and anger is growing. What hope for an honest debate ahead of June 8, asks Pete Henshaw
A manifesto for teacher wellbeing 17 May 2017 Ahead of the next Parliament, the Education Support Partnership has published its own manifesto for teacher wellbeing. Julian Stanley explains
Diary of a headteacher: A lonely job? 17 May 2017 Headship can be a lonely place, we are told. Our diarist has found that assembling the right team around him has made all the difference
Diary of an NQT: Meet (some of) the parents 17 May 2017 While her year 10 parents’ evening was frustrating, our NQT diarist has been satisfied by outcomes from meeting parents in other years…
At the chalkface: Beware the photo-op 17 May 2017 The photo is probably unfair, Lucy might be just shy. No matter. It is richly comic. Iconic even. A tableau of disconnection. He is frozen forever in an allegory: “Prime Minister and Child.”
The V&A inspires next generation of designers 17 May 2017 From Charles Rennie Mackintosh to Alexander McQueen, the UK has long been renowned for its creativity and design prowess.
Diary of a headteacher: Just let me get through May 10 May 2017 As the final resignation deadline approaches for teachers, our headteacher diarist is facing a month of sleepless nights…
At the chalkface: Little Stan and the SATs 10 May 2017 Is it the Maths SAT by mistake? Sheep aren’t noted for jumping over mushrooms? Shouldn’t “walnut” be plural? Maybe said sheep or the examiners have been on the magic mushrooms?
Why we should all embrace the extra-curricular 10 May 2017 Time is tight and workload high, but we must not turn down the chance to step out of our classrooms and into the extra-curricular, argues Matt Bawden
Mental health: A major step forward? 10 May 2017 The recent Select Committee report on mental health is welcome, but has one glaring omission and one worrying inclusion, says Dr Bernard Trafford
I’m a recovering teacher 10 May 2017 The toll that life as a teacher can take on us is well evidenced and we all know the figures about retention and drop-out rates, especially among young teachers. Claire Stewart-Hall is one of many who walked away from the profession she loved
General Election 2017: The perfect storm 3 May 2017 This summer, secondary schools face a ‘perfect storm’ of unsustainable pressures, says Russell Hobby
General Election 2017: Background vs outcomes... 3 May 2017 The General Election is an opportunity to begin to break the link between a student’s outcomes and their early life experiences. Debbie Moss explains
General Election 2017: Time to prioritise teacher wellbeing 3 May 2017 Politicians love to tell us how much they value education and our teachers. With the General Election campaign underway, the time has come for them to prove it, says Julian Stanley
Diary of headteacher: When the going gets tough… 3 May 2017 As teachers, we have to love our jobs and coming to work – but it can be difficult when times are tough, as our headteacher diarist reflects
At the chalkface: Getting to the top 3 May 2017 England is riddled with this snobbery. You should not be defined by your job or lack of it. I never taught only for the “top” children.
Diary of an NQT: They don’t seem to want to learn… 3 May 2017 With examinations looming, some of our NQT’s students face an uphill struggle, having refused to engage with their learning…
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