Schools see highest attendance figures since Covid began 23 March 2021 School attendance last week was the highest it has been since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic – although Covid absences are rising once again…
Covid-19: The DfE has 'made far too many missteps' 17 March 2021 The National Audit Office's report card on ministers' management of education during Covid has sparked a scathing response about some of the DfE's 'missteps' and 'tone-deaf decisions'. There is also ...
Crisis management for school leaders 7 January 2021 When it comes to handling crises, Ben Solly has certainly crammed more than his fair share into his seven years of headship. Here – at a time when all school leaders are in crisis management mode ...
Social justice and schools: Assessment 24 November 2020 In a seven-part series, teacher and school leader Dave Anderson considers how schools can be a key driver for social justice and how we can make our education system more equitable. In part six, he ...
Education recovery: Let’s stop the eye-catching policy wheezes 16 March 2021 Education recovery must not be put at risk by rushed, unproven solutions before we have understood the problem we are trying to solve, says Geoff Barton
Full school re-opening: Bitten too many times? 16 February 2021 Re-opening schools to all pupils on March 8 will mean introducing nearly 10 million pupils and staff into daily circulation. If this is indeed what Boris Johnson announces next week, he must be ...
The SecEd Podcast: Covid-19 & Schools 16 December 2020 This episode of The SecEd Podcast looks at Covid-19, including how schools have coped this term, our biggest successes, biggest challenges, lessons learned, and our planning for the spring and summer ...
16 December 2020