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Jim Knight
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‘The success of Teach First points towards a major shift in what society considers an aspirational career’
The tectonic plates are moving in the workforce, writes former schools minister Jim Knight, and the consequences will be fascinating
13 September 2015
Opinion: ‘The answer to the teacher recruitment crisis is clear. It might look like Estonia or Poland, but it’s not’
Former schools minister Jim Knight, TES Global’s chief education adviser, has done a little desktop research exercise
8 September 2015
No Sat-isfaction: Why we shouldn’t use KS2 national tests for league tables
It’s time to ask whether the education system’s focus on primary Sats has gone too far, says TES Global’s chief education adviser Jim Knight, a former schools minister
28 August 2015
Opinion: ‘The gender divide is just as worrying at GCSE as it is at A-level’
21 August 2015
‘Only 456 girls did A-level computing. As a country we cannot afford for this to continue’
The digital economy is accelerating, writes former schools minister Jim Knight, TES Global’s chief education adviser, but the gender divide in qualifications could prove a major brake
14 August 2015
Opinion: ‘We have a new working pattern. Now we need a new learning one.’
6 August 2015