This article summarises discussions at the Voice 21 oracy summit regarding how oracy should be assessed in schools ...

This article considers the causes of disadvantage, their impact on student learning, and what classroom teachers can do ...

This article discusses flaws and unfairness in the current system of GCSE and A level exam marking, grading and appeals ...

As Ofsted continues to consult on its proposed reforms to how schools will be judged, Helen Osgood asks what it is that makes a ‘good’ school and a ‘good’ education Defining good: Whatever the outcome ...

The hard-hitting themes of incel culture raised in the hit Netflix series Adolescence are being addressed in a new resource for secondary schools from charity Into Film. Troubling: In the series ...

Educational disadvantage is complex. Researcher and educator Sean Harris explores why tackling the impact of poverty in schools requires assessment – not assumption. He examines flaws in how we ...

Pupil wellbeing is more important than Ofsted ratings or academic achievement for most parents when it comes to choosing a secondary school. Wellbeing priority: Research has found that 66% of parents ...

More than 100,000 more children and young people have slipped into poverty in the space of a year, sparking calls for “bold action” from government. In work, in poverty: More than 7 in 10 children ...

This podcast discusses teacher training and induction, offering practical advice for trainee and early career teachers (ECTs) and their mentors, including around the new Initial Teacher Training and ...

Supply teachers can only be effective if the school they are working in welcomes and supports them properly. Helen Webb draws on her recent supply experiences to offer some practical pointers for ...

The proportion of year 9 girls who say they feel safe at school has plummeted since the pandemic, research has revealed. Safety fears: The decline in feelings of safety at school is particularly ...

Almost half of schools are using the Pupil Premium funding to plug gaps elsewhere in their budgets, polling has revealed. Funding squeeze: Of the school leaders polled, 34% said they were cutting back ...