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Schools are having to wait for key reforms - but that’s a blessing
The curriculum review and new Ofsted inspection framework won’t be published until the autumn, but this gives schools valuable time to focus on what they’re already doing, writes Megan Dixon
General
17 July 2025
Government education policy is far removed from the child, says Megan Dixon
The over-simplified writing framework sidelines the key message
While there is much to applaud in the new primary writing framework, it deals with the most critical part of writing as an afterthought, argues Megan Dixon
Primary
10 July 2025
Child handwriting
How do you know if an intervention is worth doing?
A reading intervention doesn’t have to deliver improved progress to be worthwhile – if it tells us more about the pupil’s needs, it’s helpful, says Megan Dixon
Primary
16 June 2025
Child in diagonal library
Why Sats aren’t a true reflection of achievement
Helping children to feel a sense of achievement is crucial, but Sats aren’t the means to this end, writes Megan Dixon
Primary
12 May 2025
Child doing a forward roll
What we keep getting wrong about reading and parents
There are unhelpful assumptions about families baked in to our reading guidance, writes Megan Dixon, so we must question these whenever we find them
General
1 April 2025
Parent and child reading together
Why we need a better definition of ‘wellbeing’
We use the term constantly, says Megan Dixon, but if we don’t have a clear definition, how can we know if we’re making progress?
General
18 March 2025
Why we need a better definition of ‘wellbeing’