General
Wednesday
1st Jun 2022
5 tips for starting a successful pupil podcast
A podcast can be the perfect vehicle for connecting with pupils and their families, says teacher Peter Kelly
Why pressure to narrow the curriculum must be resisted
The response to Covid and financial pressures may reveal what is truly valued in Scottish education, writes Henry Hepburn
Need to know: KCSIE update, teacher training and revision
ÌÇÐÄVlog presents a roundup of its most-read news and features articles from the past week, including new safeguarding guidance, teacher training plans and workload worries
The school trying to do ‘mainstream’ differently
The New School in Croydon was founded to try to prove that a different kind of mainstream schooling for those who struggle in traditional settings can succeed – but is it a model that other schools could learn from?
Tuesday
31st May 2022
If the curriculum is narrowing, inspectors must shout about it
The focus on literacy and numeracy is pushing out other subjects, says a new report – but why is the finding buried, asks Emma Seith
How the calculations for school cash are changing - and why it’s needed
Sam Freedman explains why the government is pushing ahead with a new school funding model and why the new calculations could create some lopsided cash distributions
Scots language has a place in schools - but where exactly?
Scots language has rarely felt more fresh and vital, but it’s hard to get the most out of it in classrooms, says Alan Gillespie