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Politics

The curriculum Labour is looking for is already here

Why re-invent the national curriculum when the international baccalaureate already delivers everything Labour wants?

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Opinion

Fix children’s social care to improve their GCSE grades

Policymakers must not ignore what happens outside the school gate, writes Joe Lane

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Joe Lane
SEND review

Families face a postcode lottery for SEND support. That needs to change

Schools work tirelessly to meet pupils’ needs, but often this job has been too hard, writes children’s minister Claire…

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Claire Coutinho MP
Mental health

Pupil wellbeing: What can schools realistically do?

With the right focus, policy can empower schools to help tackle the youth mental health crisis, says Loic Menzies

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Loic Menzies
A-level results 2023

Our broken regulatory system disadvantages English pupils

The discrepancies between grades for English pupils and their Welsh and Northern Irish couterparts are indefensible, says Jon Coles

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Sir Jon Coles
A-level results 2023

We need a funded plan to close the regional attainment gap

We know why regional gaps are growing, says Nick Harrison, so it’s time for government to start making changes

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Nick Harrison
Curriculum

The IB makes teaching better – more should try it

Robert Harrison argues that the IB offers schools and teachers a richer experience than the static and repeptitive national…

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Robert Harrison
Exams

How sitting an exam re-affirmed my respect for our students

I still believe exams to be the best way of testing academic knowledge and understanding but they’re no bagatelle,…

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James Handscombe

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Fix children’s social care to improve their GCSE grades

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ITT: Which is the odd one out?

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