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AP brings particular challenges, so governors should look differently at risk, accountability, attendance and results, says Nicola Hall Alternative provision is often described as...
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Headlines about small schools “escaping” the DfE’s school improvement drive miss the point, writes Julie Kelly When a year group has eight pupils, a...
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Too often, learning support staff are viewed as supporting actors in their own schools. Their work becomes defined by lists of tasks, usually dictated...
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Around two million children struggle with words, and when they don’t get support it wrecks their life chances, says MP Jen Craft I am...
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The late Professor Eric Hawkins once said that in language education, “we are seeking to light fires of curiosity about the central human characteristic...
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When pupils walk through our school gates each September, more often than not they believe that if they work hard, they can succeed. But...
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Fifteen years ago, we had a big old debate about education in England. It largely took place online, with Twitter in particular becoming a...
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Every primary school publishes a pupil premium strategy. Inspectors read them. Governors scrutinise them. Leaders devote hours to drafting and updating them. But are...
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Flexible working is increasingly common in many workplaces. But the adoption of flexible practices in schools has been slow and patchy. For many leaders,...
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Following breakdowns in relationships between schools and parents, Victoria Hatton suggests policy and legal changes from government that could rebuild cohesion It’s time we...
