A Commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in Education
DEI SCITT coach Humayun Ahmed reflects on his enlightening experience working with teacher training providers to improve diversity, equality, and inclusion in recruitment practices. Through collaborative dialogue, simple yet effective changes emerged—from updating imagery to forming more inclusive interview panels. With overwhelming positive engagement from SCITTs, Ahmed shares practical insights and celebrates the progress toward creating educational environments where every prospective teacher feels valued and supported.
A profession that inspires and endures: A blog about the Teaching Commission’s July 2025 report
The Teaching Commission’s July 2025 report, ‘Shaping the Future of Teaching’, offers a powerful and timely analysis of the state of teaching in England. Drawing on extensive evidence and practitioner insight, including from our series of Fellow roundtables hosted by Fellows of the Chartered College of Teaching who sat on the commission, the report sets out a vision for a profession that is valued, supported and sustainable.
It’s not just a diagnosis; it’s a roadmap.
Changing narratives and flipping scripts
As part of the Chartered College’s series on recruitment and retention, a roundtable with fellows and with colleagues from the Teaching Commission was held with the aim of understanding what teachers feel allows them to have the greatest impact in the classroom. This blog picks out the central ideas from the discussion and positions them in the wider context of national debate about how the education sector can better support teachers to have the impact in classrooms that will give them the meaning and purpose to remain in the job.
Mission 44 and Downing Street
Recently, out of the blue, I received an email from Number 10 Downing Street inviting me to attend a round table with the Prime Minister, to discuss ‘Opportunity for all: how can we make sure all young people are supported to succeed at school’. At any time, an invitation such as this would have been something I would have been delighted and excited to receive. This area of discussion, however, is something I have been thinking about, writing about and through the lens of ‘Learning without Limits’ and latterly Rethinking Assessment have been agitating about, for over twenty years.
Safe and effective use of AI in education
AI offers exciting opportunities for teachers, but it also comes with risks. Training and support materials released in June 2025 funded by the Department for Education (DfE), developed by Chiltern Learning Trust and the Chartered College of Teaching informed by research and stakeholder feedback, will help schools and colleges to use AI safely, effectively and […]
Conversations around education research in my school
Is this research reliable, and is it relevant to our setting? Any teacher, in any school, in any setting can use these two questions as a starting point, no matter where they are in their educational research journey. By prioritising reliability and relevance, and fostering a culture of inquiry, schools can create environments where educational research truly drives improvement.
The SEND crisis and teacher retention: Understanding the impact and solutions
Teacher retention is a persistent challenge in England, but recent evidence and powerful testimony from the Teaching Commission SEND roundtable, hosted by the Chartered College of Teaching illustrated how the crisis in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision exacerbates this problem. This has led to what some are terming an ‘SEND crisis’, which reflects […]
Ofsted consultation response
As the professional body for teachers, we have been raising concerns about the high-stakes nature of the English accountability system and its impact on teacher and leader wellbeing for a while
The importance of school culture for teacher retention
As we all know, the UK and many countries across the world are facing teacher shortages and it is important to find and reflect on approaches that could help us to address this crucial issue. This is precisely the aim of the Teaching Commission.
Chartered College of Teaching announces appointment of Co-Presidents-Elect
The Chartered College of Teaching Council has today (3rd April 2025) announced the election of Liz Gregory FCCT and Sufian Sadiq FCCT as Co-Presidents-Elect of the Chartered College of Teaching.
