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CUSP curriculum – We built a model that lets teachers work their magic Clear guidance, academic rigour, and space for creativity is what makes CUSP the key to Kedington Primary School’s success...

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Teacher shortage UK – How can we convince our colleagues to stay? Without professional development and strict behaviour standards, don’t be surprised if your colleagues soon depart their posts...

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Ofsted inspection – Let’s unpack the ‘hit squads’ myth Adrian Lyons ponders the accusations that Ofsted are dispatching ‘hit squads’ to rob schools of their hard-earned Outstanding ratings…

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Ofsted outstanding schools downgraded – Are Ofsted’s re-inspections fair? Inspections for previously Outstanding schools may be long overdue, but Ofsted aren't comparing like with like, argues Paul Buckland

Computing in primary schools – how to get the most out of your budget Turn one laptop into three with a data-driven spending plan. (It’s really not as scary as it sounds)

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Careers provision – Ofsted’s checked it before, so what’s different this time? With Ofsted now reviewing schools’ careers provision, it’s worth revisiting the regulator's previous forays into this space, says Adrian Lyons

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Residential visits – What to plan and prepare before departure Daniel Harvey runs through the list of essential tasks and checks ahead of your school's next residential visit

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Outdoor learning – What schools can do with the facilities they already have Rebecca Leek explores what schools can do to lend an outdoor dimension to students’ learning without the need for any costly procurement or site redevelopment

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School heating – What lessons in cold classrooms mean for students’ behaviour Beyond the obvious budgetary concerns, the sharp rise in heating costs this winter will directly impact upon the behaviours and academic outcomes we see in our classrooms, says Nikki Cunningham-Smith...

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Teacher qualifications – Why do you need a maths GCSE to teach humanities? So, you want to be a humanities teacher? Well, first you’ve got to be able to interpret fractions and percentages as operators, notes an exasperated John Lawson...

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Ofsted inspections – What the documents leak reveals about the regulator’s priorities Adrian Lyons considers what the emergence of hitherto non-public Ofsted training materials says about the regulator’s memories of its own recent history...

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Education policy – The two main parties’ different visions for England’s schools Setting aside the rapid turnover of Ministers, what do the competing Conservative and Labour visions for education in England look like?

School leadership – how I discovered I already had the skills I needed How I found that the skills I was looking for were in me all along – I just needed to recontextualise them...

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Teacher strikes – Why this will be a winter of very different discontent Economic unease. An energy crisis. Teachers threatening strikes. But the parallels between now and the 1970s only go far, says Melissa Benn...

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Ofsted jobs – Who are the regulator’s inspectors actually working for? Adrian Lyons posits that the sense of alienation many feel towards Ofsted may have something to do with its current focus on serving the will of the Chief Inspector

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Toxic teaching – “I was answering work calls from my hospital bed” An anonymous contributor shares their experiences of the toll teaching has exacted upon both their physical and mental health…

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Core leadership traits – 4 tips for any teachers wanting to join their SLT Different leadership roles can involve different challenges, writes Dame Alison Peacock, but there are some core attributes that any teachers eyeing up a more senior position can start honing right now...

“We don’t all want to be headteachers” – Why the education jobs market is failing school staff Chris Curtis asks whether the current system of recruitment and promotion within schools is serving the profession as well as it could be...

Gavin Williamson knighthood – Why he is more than slightly out of his depth as Education Secretary Sir Gavin is not unique in not being good at it – he is unique is in being spectacularly not good at it

Council control reinvented – A new governance model for schools? The approach to education policy taking shape in Hackney points to a new way of thinking about local authority 'control' of schools, observes Melissa Benn

Listen slowly, read quickly – Why staff communications should respect people’s time Colin Foster argues that Macfarlane’s law may hold the key to crafting internal communication systems in schools that work better and faster for everyone…

Teacher supply – how your school can avoid falling short Ollie Parsons considers the options schools have for finding the staff they’ll need to stay fully operational during what’s proving to be a long, cold winter…

Why we need a better post-maternity process for teachers New mothers can have a difficult time confronting the assumptions and expectations of colleagues upon returning to work – but it doesn’t have to be that way, writes Nikki Cunningham-Smith...

School funding – The Government’s Education Recovery Plan falls some way short of what’s actually needed Now we know what additional funding we have, is it enough? absolutely not, says Vic Goddard...

Teacher interview – Candidates who aren’t shortlisted deserve an email Teacher job applications take days, so the least school leaders can do is send out a polite rejection email to candidates who aren’t shortlisted, says Sophie Hudson...

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