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SATs results chaos: Schools given months to appeal marks

4h | Assessment

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Warwick Sharp, CEO, GLF Schools

Second union to join AQA strikes as staff ‘struggling to afford basics’

5h | Pay and conditions

School absence rises after early morning England win

1d | Attendance

RE will form part of national curriculum after ‘consensus’ reached

3d | Curriculum

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Councils prepare for the stark reality of falling rolls

4d | School funding

Past Early Access

DfE on the lookout for school leaders to support ‘mission’ areas

Why I’m trying to change the law to mandate outdoor education

Caroline Voaden

7h | Opinion

Inclusive Teaching: busting the top five myths

Becky Francis

1d | Opinion: Inclusion

How governance has moved on in the past 20 years

Hannah Stolton

4d | The Boardroom Leader

Everything you want to know about post-16 changes (but are afraid to ask)

David Rowley

4d | Opinion

Burnham’s promises could mean serious rewiring at the DfE

Kate Ambrosi

4d | Opinion

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Earlier SEND Intervention: Could Bringing Psychometric Testing Skills In-House Be Part of the Solution?

1w Real Training

Jack Whitehall, Doug Lemov, Elif Shafak and 300 more reasons to attend Festival of Education

2w The Festival of Education

Inclusion is for life, not just the 31st December

8 Jun 2026 The Difference

New Fully-Funded Training Programme for Assistant SENCOs Seeks to Address SENCO Workload Problem

18 May 2026 ESF Apprenticeships

How governance has moved on in the past 20 years

Hannah Stolton

4d | The Boardroom Leader

Early intervention and joined-up support can close disadvantage gap

Emily Hunt

2w | The Research Leader

How can school leaders support teachers to thrive in their work?

Steph Ainsworth

28 May 2026 | The Research Leader

Operational excellence is the next frontier for school improvement

Stephen Morales

7 May 2026 | The Business Leader

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Warwick Sharp, CEO, GLF Schools

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2w | Movers and Shakers

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Movers and shakers: Palladian, Teach First, Concordia

28 May 2026 | Movers and Shakers

Investigation

Can council-run academy trusts actually work?

21 May 2026 | Academies

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Carole Bennett, chief executive officer, HFL Education

21 May 2026

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The Valentine’s Day message that started a four-year RAAC ordeal

14 May 2026 | School buildings

Movers and shakers: Arco Academy, BWCET, Endeavour

14 May 2026 | Movers and Shakers