General
Yesterday
How special-school expertise improved our resource base
After the DfE announced its plan for every mainstream school to have a resource base, leaders at King’s Group Academies explain how special schools can help to make this a success
Why we need to ditch the deficit labels in SEND language
If we want to improve outcomes for pupils with SEND, let’s start by using more positive, neuro-affirming language, says Mike Blakey, chief education officer at Outcomes First Group
Thursday
Why we must sell the ambition of a teaching career
We don’t just need more teachers – we need people to think differently about teaching as a job, writes one trust leader who switched careers to join the profession
How DfE can meet 6,500 teacher target without ‘missing the point’
Hitting the target is one thing, but the government must also ensure that the right teachers are brought into the system, says the NFER’s Jack Worth
Wednesday
How a new inclusion tool could boost teacher confidence on SEND
The new Inclusive Teaching Framework, produced by a collaboration of cross-sector organisations, offers practitioners a needs-based approach to supporting students with SEND
What my ‘hidden’ trauma taught me about belonging in schools
We can’t always know what a child is going through, writes trust leader David Clayton, who says his own childhood experience has shown him the need to make schools ‘sanctuaries’ for those suffering trauma in silence
Monday
How this school group is using AI to reimagine primary teaching
Could the use of AI help pupils to acquire knowledge faster and free up time for interdisciplinary projects, like running an Airbnb or building a drone? Inspired Education thinks so
Partnerships must power the North East’s education mission
The government’s launch of Mission North East is a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’, say this MAT chief executive, who outlines some key ways to ensure that the promise of the policy is fulfilled
Thursday
What other sectors can teach education about supporting neurodiverse staff
Teaching should use Neurodiversity Celebration Week to consider how other professions support staff to enhance its own processes, says Chris Benson
Why we’ll fund new ideas about attendance and parental engagement
The New Schools Network’s Innovation Pilot Programme will invest in solutions to two of the most stubborn barriers in education, explains Meg Powell-Chandler
Wednesday
How the White Paper reforms could help ECTs
The government’s newly announced policies, from SEND training to maternity pay, can improve the experiences of early career teachers, writes one member of the Headteachers’ Roundtable
How teaching created a maternity leave return trap
Many women leave teaching shortly after returning from maternity leave. Teacher Evelyn Waite asks what is pushing them out, and how new mums and their schools can sidestep the common pitfalls of coming back to work
