There is no evidence that either academies or local schools produce better results with equivalent pupils.
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Research found that inspectorates in Sweden, Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland did not make inspection reports public.
Many teachers have reported thinking about leaving the profession.
State-funded schools are not allowed to be operated as profit-making entities. So why are children in care being accommodated by for-profit companies?
The schools inspectorate’s policies about language are harmful to the most marginalised members of society.
Teachers have a legal duty to promote British values, but what exactly are they?
Secondary students are losing the opportunity to enjoy learning for its own sake.
The head of Ofsted has said a sense that educational needs had been neglected fuelled the vote in favour of Brexit. Is he right?
A committee of MPs says it is unable to support the appointment of Amanda Spielman as head of the schools inspectorate.
It’s old-fashioned, out of date and varies massively from school to school.
Constant chaotic change and mounting pressure has led to the teaching brain drain.
The government’s search outside the UK for the next chief inspector of schools is misguided.
By ignoring emotion, school inspections are missing the point.
The schools inspectorate has moved away from judging schools on how their engagement with parents impacts on children’s achievement. What a shame.
Can schools in the North and Midlands replicate the success of those in the South of England?
As children head back to class this week, another school will be opening its doors for the autumn term as an academy – in spite of opposition from parents and the community. From early September the Hewett…
There is no consistent system for recording and reporting children who are removed from school registers.
We shouldn’t just be blaming the middle classes for snapping up all the free childcare spots.
Nicky Morgan has wasted no time on pursuing plans to intervene in schools where results are ‘flat-lining’.
A relentless focus on test results is alienating children with special needs.
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