Year: 2020
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Testing in schools seems like an impossible task – it really is not.
Hamid Patel CBE, Chief Executive of Star Academies Many headteachers have reacted with consternation and concern to the government’s sudden announcement of mass testing in schools. With so little time…
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Dealing with interruptions to teaching: What Oak has learned and the months ahead
Matt Hood, Principal, Oak National Academy It feels like a sobering understatement to say that schools have been up against it this year. It’s hard to have imagined back in…
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Building confidence, discovering talents, making memories
Hamid Patel CBE, Chief Executive of Star Academies Extra-curricular activities are so much more than an optional extra for our children. What do you remember best about school? Chances are that…
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Ethical, inclusive and unapologetically ambitious for students’ success
Louise Jackson, Executive Principal, Inspiration Trust The resolve of school leaders has certainly been tested over the last few months. I am constantly in awe of the challenges that educational…
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New beginnings – getting schools fully open in the new normal
Tom Bennett, Behaviour Advisor to the DfE We meet the new school term in circumstances unlike any other. There has never been an autumn term like this one. If character…
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Using knowledge to improve reading.
Dame Rachel de Souza, Chief Executive of The Inspiration Trust and PTE Founder Last year The Inspiration Trust conducted research into KS2 reading. They wanted to see if interventions based…
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Returning our children to school
Anthony Denny – Parent to a Year 10 student at Jane Austen College, Norwich I sit here at home, writing this piece, with my wife working at our dining room table,…
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Fully opening schools: planning for success
Hamid Patel CBE is chief executive officer of Star Academies The cautious reopening of schools to more children during recent weeks has restored a measure of national confidence. Pupils have been mature…
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Intellectual Virtue and Education
For the most part the philosophy of education has given way to the cognitive sciences as a force for educational change. Even an increased focus on knowledge has done little…
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