All Policy articles
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Opinion
What does Ofsted want to see in your lessons?
Inspections cast a long shadow over schools, but that could be changing
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Opinion
Who owns the school chemistry curriculum?
Successful curriculum reform will depend on teachers developing a sense of ownership of their work
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Analysis
Deployment, development and pay crucial for science teacher retention
Exploring the principles set to increase the quantity and quality of science teachers
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Analysis
The problems with predicted grades
Why support for overhauling admissions systems is mounting
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Analysis
Declining university chemistry applications
There are fewer undergraduates studying chemistry. Should we be concerned?
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Feature
Part-time work, full-time life
Should schools be more open to recruiting part-time science teachers?
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Opinion
The ‘new’ chemistry A-level better prepares students for higher education
No evidence for concerns students now do fewer practicals, say QMUL lecturers
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Analysis
‘I do tend to say yes ... ’
We ask John Holman how writing a textbook snowballed into invites to work on the national curriculum, a national education research centre, and more
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Opinion
Six changes that could transform teachers’ jobs
Towards a truly manageable and engaging profession
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Opinion
How can I best prepare for the next academic year?
I need an opportunity to discuss this with others
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News
Policymakers are misusing international education rankings
Statisticians call for more subtle analyses of data
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Opinion
Schools aren't doing enough to expose pupils to employers
Now there is increasing support for schools to provide it
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News
Damian Hinds is new education secretary
Will the new minister get to grips with pressing problems like teacher retention?
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Event News
What science options should students have at GCSE?
The Talking Science debate examines the options for students at 14–16
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News
Irish government plans to increase chemistry student numbers by 20%
But recruiting teachers could be a big barrier
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Feature
Recruiting and retaining teachers
The number of trainee chemistry teachers is plummeting while qualified teachers continue to leave the profession. Kat Arney investigates what might be done to reverse the trend. An impossible problem?