General
Friday
19th Mar 2021
91¶¶Òõ Quiz: 19 March 2021
Pit your wits against 91¶¶Òõ’ weekly general knowledge quiz
Behaviour: Why buy-in beats laying down the law
The Covid ‘stay at home’ rule has worked because most people have believed in it – and the same should apply for school behaviour rules, says Jarlath O’Brien
Thursday
18th Mar 2021
Is John Hattie about to change assessment forever?
After 12 months of disruption, schools need to find out what progress students have made. But according to John Hattie and a group of researchers, traditional assessments are not the only way to go
Exclusions: Should a girl sit in class with her abuser?
Those who campaign for no exclusions claim to understand the system – so are they OK with a girl sharing space with her rapist, asks Amy Forrester
Wednesday
17th Mar 2021
Will Ofsted’s curriculum focus hamper recovery?
NAHT says the national recovery effort is the ‘only game in town’ for schools and asks if they should be ‘distracted’ by curriculum-focused inspections
How Covid revealed the massive flaws in the curriculum
Homeschooling has ruthlessly exposed the fact that our curriculum is not fit for purpose, says the NEU’s Mary Bousted
Friday
12th Mar 2021
How can we teach boys not to become violent men?
The death of Sarah Everard highlights the need for schools to talk about violence against women, says Anki Deo
91¶¶Òõ Quiz: 12 March 2021
Pit your wits against 91¶¶Òõ’ weekly general knowledge quiz
As we go back to school, be proud of your work
There’s no getting away from the doom and gloom just now, but Scottish education has plenty to take pride in, writes Henry Hepburn
‘The new attainment gap’ and how to combat it
Smaller class sizes, necessary because of the new social distancing requirements, could prove a long-term solution to tackling the attainment gap, writes Emma Seith
10 questions with...Angus Maclennan
The headteacher of e-Sgoil chats about his formative years growing up in the Outer Hebrides speaking only Gaelic and his ideas for how to close the attainment gap
10 questions with...Becky Francis
The chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation chats about her most memorable school moments and her hopes for the future of education