General

Thursday

11th Mar 2021

Why talk of catch-up tells pupils that they’re damaged
Teachers are used to welcoming pupils back after a long break – they know what support to offer, says Stuart Gardner

Tuesday

9th Mar 2021

Longer days? Shorter holidays? Watch the resignations
Every time Gavin Williamson makes an announcement, the R (resignation) number increases, warns headteacher Colin Dowland

Monday

8th Mar 2021

‘It’s as if women in education are invisible’
Teachers in classrooms risking their health are overwhelmingly women – yet our voices go unheard, says Yvonne Williams

Thursday

4th Mar 2021

‘How is it any safer now than it was in December?’
Vaccinated teachers talk of relief – but most teachers are no more protected than they were last term, says Haili Hughes

Sunday

28th Feb 2021

Why all eyes need to be on trainee teachers
The current cohort of trainee teachers have had an introduction to the profession like no other – and they need our support more than ever, writes Jonny Kay

Saturday

27th Feb 2021

Lockdown shows how period leave can work in schools
Expecting staff and pupils to carry on as normal while suffering terrible period pain is ‘brutally unfair’, says Gemma Clark

Friday

26th Feb 2021

What Shamima Begum tells us about extremism and schools
Shamima Begum’s story shows how crucial it is to talk to pupils about extremism, says one of her former teachers
Aussie Covid rules show us why teachers have lost faith
Watching crowds at the Australian Open tennis reminded me that our experience of Covid in the UK isn’t universal, writes Henry Hepburn

Wednesday

24th Feb 2021

‘Catch-up plans must put people ahead of systems’
Catch-up isn’t a short-term fix – we need a three- to five-year plan that is led by schools, says Russell Hobby

Thursday

18th Feb 2021

No pay rise? I’m worse off than I was five years ago
I feel undervalued and betrayed, says Zoë Crockford – as she spends her half-term reflecting on the teacher pay freeze

Monday

15th Feb 2021

Teaching School Hubs: The best model to boost teachers?
The new Teaching School Hubs are being touted as the way to improve teacher development – but how will they do this?

Friday

5th Feb 2021

Atkins: ‘I am more optimistic now than when I started’
The Skills for Jobs White Paper shows the college sector is being recognised for the work it does, says outgoing FE commissioner Richard Atkins