General
Friday
19th Mar 2021
Covid has opened teachers’ eyes to SEND possibilities
While many children with additional needs have found the past year challenging, for some, the flexibility of remote learning has proved beneficial and should not simply be ditched when we get back to ‘normal’, says Heba Al-Jayoosi
Is it helpful to talk about ‘lost learning’?
Politicians say students need to catch up on ‘lost learning’ after months of disruption to schools. ÌÇÐÄVlog asks six educationalists whether it is a useful expression to sum up the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on education
Covid: There’s been no ‘off’ switch for school leaders
The pandemic has taken its toll on school leaders, who have frequently been left to fill in the yawning gaps left by a government they no longer trust, says Vic Goddard
Covid closures: how teachers adapted to working remotely
During the first lockdown, teachers had to pull remote learning solutions out of a hat, says Mark Enser. But, while it’s clear that no amount of digital wizardry can replicate the magic of the classroom, tools such as Zoom have transformed the way we think about pedagogy for good
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Behaviour: Why buy-in beats laying down the law
The Covid ‘stay at home’ rule has worked because most people have believed in it – and the same should apply for school behaviour rules, says Jarlath O’Brien
Thursday
18th Mar 2021
Is John Hattie about to change assessment forever?
After 12 months of disruption, schools need to find out what progress students have made. But according to John Hattie and a group of researchers, traditional assessments are not the only way to go
Exclusions: Should a girl sit in class with her abuser?
Those who campaign for no exclusions claim to understand the system – so are they OK with a girl sharing space with her rapist, asks Amy Forrester
Wednesday
17th Mar 2021
Will Ofsted’s curriculum focus hamper recovery?
NAHT says the national recovery effort is the ‘only game in town’ for schools and asks if they should be ‘distracted’ by curriculum-focused inspections
How Covid revealed the massive flaws in the curriculum
Homeschooling has ruthlessly exposed the fact that our curriculum is not fit for purpose, says the NEU’s Mary Bousted