Schools Week

More maths alone won’t solve our ‘anti-maths mindset’

An overall change in the narrative by politicians, teachers, and parents is necessary to drive positive attitudes towards mathematics and make maths one...

Katharine Birbalsingh’s talk of narrowing wealth gaps & celebrating people’s talents & successes is not social mobility

The United Kingdom has one of the lowest rates of social mobility among countries in the developed world.

Two years on, how has Ofsted’s inspection framework fared? Dr Jeffery Quaye & Mary Myatt give their verdict to Schools Week

Amid the seemingly never-ending train of events affecting schools over the past two years, it’s easy to forget that this term marks the...

Cultural capital is hairspray. What our system needs is a new ‘do’: Has Ofsted inadvertently created a new buzzword?

The limited definition of cultural capital endorsed by Ofsted risks stopping us from dealing with the root causes of inequity in our schools,...

Landmark Timpson exclusions review two years on: Dr Jeffery Quaye, an adviser to the review, gives his verdict to Schools Week

In conversation with…Ian Livingstone CBE: Will the co-founder of Games Workshop become the greatest disruptor of education?

Ian Livingstone has a unique outlook as a best-selling gaming pioneer. This September, it will be the vision for an unconventional new school....

Supporting EAL students through the pandemic’s disruptions: Oriel Academy’s Ashwini Parulekar reveals the measures in place

When it comes to closing the post-Covid learning gaps, one group is often left out of conversations. Yet, in terms of impact on...

”Success by design”: Jeffery Quaye shares his education leadership journey with Schools Week & why excellence & equity are key

Aspirations Academies Trust’s new national director of education and standards explains his ‘success by design’ strategy to tackle the basic lack of opportunity...

Schools Week meets new Magna Academy head Natasha Ullah to discuss her new ethos for the school & her education journey

Schools Week’s JL Dutaut meets the new Magna Academy head on a mission to move on from the school’s ‘no excuses’ mantra Perhaps the...