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The former CEO of a multi-academy trust reflects on the huge growth the sector has seen, what the future might hold under Nadhim Zahawi and the long-term impact of the pandemic

Nothing is more destructive to classroom learning than poor student behaviour, says Scottish head Bruce Robertson

A round-up of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ most popular news and features articles from the past week

The Early Career Framework was designed to support new teachers when ‘the learning curve is steepest’ and make their new job a little less daunting. However, Grainne Hallahan discovers that for new teachers – and their mentors – the framework itself is proving one of the hardest parts of the job. So what’s going wrong?

In light of proposed changes to this year’s Keeping Children Safe in Education document, suggesting schools carry out social media searches on prospective candidates, a lawyer outlines how schools would have to approach this new requirement

The government needs to U-turn on its plan to defund applied general qualifications like Btecs – or many disadvantaged young people will drop out of education, warns Geoff Barton

With the research on cognitive science embedded, we should seek out new areas to boost learning, says Jon Severs

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The primary head talks about the importance of saying ‘yes’, avoiding quick fixes and being a cheerleader for the school

For 20 years, Scotland has been guaranteeing NQTs a one-year post in a school – but other countries are catching up

Education suffers if teachers are defined by shortcomings and constantly feel under attack, hears Henry Hepburn

Sam Freedman explains why the procurement process for the delivery of the National Tutoring Programme was flawed – and has led to problems with the catch-up scheme