General
Friday
15th Jul 2022
Need to know: Ofsted changes, TAs under fire and behaviour
Your roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including Ofsted inspection changes, an attack on teaching assistants and new behaviour guidance
10 questions with...Professor Geraint Jones
We chat with the founding executive director of the National Institute of Teaching and Education at Coventry University about his own school days, his wide-ranging career path and the key reforms he thinks the sector needs to thrive
The 91¶¶Òõ quiz: disco, deities and desserts
Pit your wits against 91¶¶Òõ’ weekly general knowledge quiz...
It’s lazy arguments about TAs that are ‘superfluous’
Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch was just the latest person to misunderstand the role of teaching assistants, says Jon Severs
Monday
11th Jul 2022
How Labour’s independent school pledge would reshape the sector
Labour has reiterated its pledge to remove the charitable status of independent schools and put VAT on fees – this will have a dramatic effect on the sector, says David James
How the system stopped trusting schools
The regulatory review for multi-academy trusts needs to propose a system of trust, not the overbearing regulation we have currently, argues Tom Campbell
Friday
8th Jul 2022
Need to know: Cleverly’s priorities, Sats results and missing papers
Your roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including the revolving door of ministers at the Department for Education, missing Sats papers and the brutal truth about the sector
State must do better for looked-after children
Robert Halfon, chair of the Education Select Committee, sets out how educational outcomes for children in the care system must be addressedÂ
Which Covid-driven changes should schools keep for good?
The pandemic has forced myriad new ways of doing things in schools but opinions differ about what to retain once the virus is behind us
The 91¶¶Òõ quiz: 91¶¶Òõla, temples and the mighty Thor
Pit your wits against 91¶¶Òõ’ weekly general knowledge quiz...