Former schools minister Jim Knight responds to Tes’ Ed Dorrell on edtech, arguing that technology may not be the silver bullet, but it is necessary

Teachers are ideally placed to understand and communicate the data protection needs of students, writes Lord Jim Knight

As the anniversary of the Manchester attack approaches, help is at hand for classroom discussions, says Lord Jim Knight

There's a difference between technical access and reading access – too much online content is too difficult for pupils to read, writes Lord Jim Knight

The parallels are obvious – so the government needs to seek the help of those behind the diplomas, says Lord Jim Knight

Children matter – just look at the general election: we ignore young people at our peril, writes former schools minister Jim Knight

I remain proud of Tony Blair's legacy in education, maintains former schools minister Jim Knight, writing ahead of the 20th anniversary of Labour's landslide election victory. 'Waste-paper bins could be used for rubbish rather than collecting leaks'

T levels risk being another expensive failure like diplomas – especially if schools continue to be hamstrung by the EBacc, writes former schools minister Jim Knight

I believe in empowering children and noisy group work, but none of it will be effective unless the pupils have the scaffolding of an effective behaviour strategy, writes a former Labour schools minister

Angela Maiers, the US-based educator and founder of the Choose2matter movement, impresses Lord Jim Knight with her lessons in self-belief at UK schools, ahead of her appearance at the Bett ed-tech show

More positive use of phones in school for learning may encourage more positive use of mobiles generally, says a former schools minister

In an increasingly divided nation, the last thing we should be doing is exacerbating that by dividing our children, says a former schools minister

When I was in government, I wanted everyone to have the chances I had, not just a privileged few, says a former schools minister

The current situation in which one political party is steamrollering Parliament unchallenged, with impotent protest outside, represents a constitutional crisis, says a former Labour schools minister

Does total political meltdown matter for schools? Yes and no, says a former Labour schools minister

An education system focusing on the average is flawed and leaves many unsupported, says former schools minister Jim Knight

There are no silver bullets in education but love is a good start

Former schools minister Jim Knight says it is the role of educators to encourage their students to engage with the Brexit debate

A former schools minister was disappointed to find that TES' April Fool article last week was satire. A "free learning hour" is a great idea, he writes.

There is a lot to learn from OECD data, writes a former schools minister, and much of makes for scary reading

Working overseas is becoming increasingly attractive to UK teachers – and action must be taken to help staff retention, writes a former schools minister

Lord Jim Knight discusses how teachers should flip the way they work to increase their teaching time.

Just occasionally digital media throws something back at you. Facebook revives old posts or someone retweets something you posted weeks ago.

The development of techniques such as flipped learning takes us towards a future where many of education’s dichotomies will be rendered false, writes TES Global’s chief education adviser

We must embrace making if we are to stop great teaching and learning being stifled by accountability, writes TES Global’s chief education adviser