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Joe Nutt
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The drive to increase textbook use belies a fundamental misunderstanding of what teachers do
The schools minister is desperate to mandate the widespread return of textbooks to our classroom. Such a move would undermine the professional work of secondary teachers, argues one education writer
6 January 2018
‘It’s completely normal for teachers to feel more accountable for some pupils than others’
Let’s flip accountability on its head, writes one educational consultant – and recognise that teachers shouldn’t be held responsible for the exam results of all the children they teach
16 December 2017
‘We will be light years into the future before artificial intelligence replaces high-quality teachers’
Robots may be able to steer a car around the M25, but they’re an eon away from being able to teach. To believe otherwise is to believe marketing spin
25 November 2017
‘Teachers need to have the courage of their convictions and teach the great books, not just functional literacy’
There’s more to literacy than deciphering the instructions from Ikea, writes one educationist and literary critic
11 November 2017
‘Heads must stop expecting young, enthusiastic teachers to volunteer for extra, unpaid work’
No more patting teachers on the head – start treating them like adult employees, and reward them financially for all their extra work, writes one educational consultant
28 October 2017
‘Schools and teachers must be allowed to get on with their work without being hamstrung by the obsession with social mobility’
It’s time we waved goodbye to social mobility, and all those on its bandwagon
14 October 2017