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The latest research, best-practice advice and school-based case studies to help you develop your teaching career

Thursday

11th May 2023

Weekly round-up: Sats trouble and GCSE guidance
This week’s education news round-up includes reports of pupils crying over the difficulty of this week’s Sats reading paper, Ofqual guidance on mock GCSE exams and an investigation into the drop in the number of teachers over 50
Round, up

Monday

13th Mar 2023

‘Teachers are the best curricula makers in the room’
Curriculum design works best if teachers are given the autonomy to lead it – and time and money to match, says Ewan McIntosh
‘Teachers are the best curricula makers in the room’

Wednesday

22nd Feb 2023

10 questions with...Melanie Renowden
The chief executive officer of the National Institute of Teaching recalls how she was ‘won over by the wonder of maths’ at school and explains why education quality and staff development go hand in hand
Renowden

Thursday

26th Jan 2023

NPQ recruitment 80% adrift of target after first year
National professional qualification providers blamed the pandemic and the ‘significant strain’ it continues to place on the sector for the low take-up
Missing target

Monday

23rd Jan 2023

Why I’m convinced a trust-led system is best
Many of the benefits that come from joining a multi-academy trust can only be truly understood once you’ve made the leap, explains this trust CEO
‘Why I am convinced a Trust-led system is best’

Tuesday

29th Nov 2022

Why schools can’t afford to stop funding CPD
Cash-strapped schools and academy trusts are having to make cuts – but evidence-informed teacher professional development must be protected, says trust boss Ian Bauckham
Money tree

Wednesday

16th Nov 2022

DfE seeks MAT leadership development provider
DfE says its new scheme aimed at setting up a ‘pipeline’ of new multi-academy trust CEOs will be up and running by the start of next academic year
MATS, CEO

Friday

2nd Sep 2022

The Scottish Learning Festival is back - but not as you know it
The SLF will be both online and in person this year – but in 2022 the ‘new voices’ taking part are the biggest change, say organisers
The Scottish Learning Festival is back – but not as you know it

Friday

26th Aug 2022

Need to know: GCSE results, EBacc risk and Inset days
Your roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular content features all the reaction to this week’s GCSE results, plus a warning about the English Baccalaureate, and one school’s novel idea of sending all its staff on tour for Inset day
Round, up

Friday

19th Aug 2022

Need to know: A-level results, exam board strike and support staff
Your roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular news and features from the past week includes expert analysis of this week’s A-level results, as well as news of an exam board strike and tips for motivating your school support staff
Need to know: A-level results, exam board strike and support staff

Tuesday

14th Jun 2022

Lack of teacher training ‘hitting autistic pupils’ education’
Exclusive: Support for autistic pupils hindered by training, resources and referral waits, finds 91¶¶Òõ survey
autistic pupils

Monday

28th Mar 2022

Is this how to encourage creativity in school?
Creativity in schools is more important than ever in an economically uncertain and fast-changing world, says new guide
Is this how to encourage creativity in school?