Book Reviews

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Opening Doors to Ambitious Primary English by Bob Cox

Passion, poetry and plenty of practical pedagogical tips make this an empowering read for primary English teachers, says Emma…

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Lessons from the head’s office by Brian Walton

It’s not the most organised book I’ve read, says Sonia Thompson, but it’s a bold and heartening guide to…

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The Review. What do new teachers need to know?

Peter Foster provides are rare, cohesive structure to the sorts of knowledge teachers need and what they consist of,…

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The Review: Sentence models for creative writing

Terry Freedman is unconvinced by the premise and irritated by basic English errors in this compendium of sentence structures

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The Review: Bubble Schools by Tony Breslin

Tony Breslin’s sequel to ‘Lessons from Lockdown’ is a valiant effot to secure a positive legacy from an awful…

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The Review: Unity in Diversity by Rachel Macfarlane

Bukky Yusuf applauds Rachel Macfarlane’s courage to use her ‘privilege as a force for good

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Blog Reviews

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The Conversation – with Sarah Gallagher

This week’s topb blogs and podacsts are on widening access to books, self-care, making the weather for children, and…

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The Conversation – with Robert Gasson

Behaviour, trauma, the worst time to strike and an how not to take advantage of your opponent’s divisions

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The conversation – with Fiona Atherton

Ofsted’s attempt to reform itself, the NEU’s controversial strike dates and the ongoing moral panic over RHSE resources

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The Conversation – with Diana Young

This week’s conversation takes in falling pupil rolls, the impact of independent school reform, recruitment solutions and a royal…

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The Conversation – with Penny Rabiger

This week’s conversation takes in meritocracy, marketisation and mental health

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The Conversation – with Frances Akinde

A look back on mental health awareness week, from ‘snowflake children’ to a blizzard of need

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Research Reviews

The Knowledge

Five research findings that improved our knowledge this year

JL Dutaut picks out key insights from this year’s Schools Week research column, The Knowledge

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JL Dutaut
The Knowledge

The Knowledge. Supporting neurodivergent pupils with symptomatic hypermobility

New research points to support schools can offer for neurodivergent pupils who may be masking a pain-related condition, writes…

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Jane Green
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What might a more holistic primary assessment look like?

Perennial concerns about the impact of SATs require workable teacher-led approaches to delivering a more holistic assessment system, writes…

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Alix Robertson
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The Knowledge. Can adventure learning improve student outcomes?

A new EEF report contains enough evidence to recommend that it should be available to all of our young…

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Dr Sarah Reaney-Wood and Ben Willis
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Place-based challenges for schools mean locality matters

Tanya Ovenden-Hope sets out the key findings from new research on a multi-academy trust Hub model for schools intended…

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Tanya Ovenden-Hope
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How stressed are teachers compared with other professions?

Educators won’t be surprised but these numbers are harrowing, says Russell Glass

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Russell Glass

Book review

Young people on the margins

Melissa Benn
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