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Perhaps, then, Damian Hinds can tell us why so many ‘coasting’ schools are judged to be ‘good’ by Ofsted

The advantages are many: it would be a real dose of reality, close the gap between the governors and the governed and demonstrate how much work teachers really do. Besides, most schools could really do with the help right now

We need to strip out some of the overly complex grammar content in the curriculum so that teachers can spend their time focusing on helping children to master the basics, writes teachers’ leader James Bowen

The demise of local authority education services is shining a light on the important work many did – we need to ensure the vital support they provide doesn’t disappear completely, writes one teachers’ leader

... and, if handled correctly, they could also go some way towards helping with the recruitment and retention crisis

As a head, the allure of seductive new educational initiatives is hard to resist, says James Bowen, but a lack of scepticism is sapping the time of teacher colleagues