General
Wednesday
13th Mar 2024
Ofsted’s Big Listen has not asked the right questions
A MAT leader outlines his frustration with Ofsted’s consultation, announced last week, but says it is vital the sector continues to push for real change
The legal view: Handling a rise in vexatious complaints
After 91¶¶Òõ reported on schools being inundated with complaints, a lawyer offers advice on how to deal with them
Tuesday
12th Mar 2024
How in-person professional learning can still work after Covid
Online CPD became a necessity during the pandemic, but there remains real value in sharing ideas and encouraging professional dialogue at in-person events, says Nuzhat Uthmani
‘Schools should educate about mobile phones, not ban them’
The debate on mobile phones in schools is too one-sided – a more education-focused approach rather than an outright ban might have better outcomes, argues Seamus Murphy
Friday
8th Mar 2024
More than 550 probationers opt out of induction scheme
EIS union says workload pressures, under-resourcing of ASN and rising violence are prompting new teachers to ‘pursue other opportunities’
Exclusive
Sir Kevan Collins: ‘We did nothing. We gave up. It was pathetic’
Three years after his appointment as the ‘catch-up tsar’, Sir Kevan Collins tells the full story of the four months he spent trying to get the government to take education recovery seriously