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Education data is flawed, yes – but that doesn’t mean that primary schools should do away with assessment altogether

All too often, time required for vital lesson planning is swallowed up by writing copious comments that won’t help pupils to learn

With the government embarking upon a consultation on primary assessment, schools ought to consider whether a properly planned Reception baseline assessment would be such a bad thing

Sir Andrew Carter’s proposal this week isn’t so much privatisation by the back door as opening the front door and giving it a hearty welcome, argues one primary teacher-writer

It seems that poor leaders are quick to point the finger at Ofsted and the DfE to avoid taking responsibility for challenges in their schools

The crisis in teacher retention means that the profession is losing a lot of its wise old stagers – and too much youthful exuberance might not be such a good thing