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Expert staff shortages are key threat to £1.8bn SEND reform plans

21m | Inclusion

Revealed: What SEND reforms are proposed for your area?

22m | Inclusion

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SEND deficit could double if we pay private costs, council says

20m | Inclusion

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No policies: Reform will reveal education plans ‘in due course’

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Almost 1,000 school leaders put forward for Ofsted peer inspector pilot

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Former Tory minister named national academy trust chair

20m | Movers and Shakers

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Jailed academy finance boss banned from running schools after £200k fraud

Homework is changing – and parents are losing touch

Fiona Forbes

13m | Opinion

Beating the zero-sum game: falling rolls demand collaboration, not competition

Anne PeckCatherine Loake

13m | Opinion

Every child deserves a safe place to make sense of the news

Flora Letanka

13m | Opinion

Prevention starts in the classroom. Schools can help stop homelessness before it begins

James Turner

13m | Opinion

I believe in inclusion, but do we really know what that means?

Leigh-Amanda Seedhouse

15m | Opinion

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Bridget Phillipson: did she deliver for schools?

23 Jul 2026 | Politics

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The Island Challenge: Tackling poor outcomes on the Isle of Wight

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Warwick Sharp, CEO, GLF Schools

2 Jul 2026 | Academies

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The schools on a journey to become more inclusive

25 Jun 2026 | Inclusion

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Bricklaying, hairdressing and zoo trips: How to solve the NEET crisis

18 Jun 2026 | Solutions

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Carole Bennett, chief executive officer, HFL Education

21 May 2026 |

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Dave Woods, headteacher, Beaconsfield Primary School

30 Apr 2026 |

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Will local government reorganisation improve SEND?

23 Apr 2026 | Inclusion

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Shan Scott, former chief schools adjudicator

23 Apr 2026 | Profile

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Teaching AI with purpose: how schools can build confident, responsible creators

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

29 Jun 2026 Real Training

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

19 Jun 2026 The Festival of Education

Inclusion is for life, not just the 31st December

8 Jun 2026 The Difference

We need a more ethnically representative teaching workforce

Stephen Gorard

6 Aug 2026 | The Research Leader

Strong boards need both organisational memory and fresh perspective

Agnes Fitzpatrick

30 Jul 2026 | The Boardroom Leader

How governance has moved on in the past 20 years

Hannah Stolton

2 Jul 2026 | The Boardroom Leader

Early intervention and joined-up support can close disadvantage gap

Emily Hunt

18 Jun 2026 | The Research Leader

Movers & Shakers

Former Tory minister named national academy trust chair

Prominent trust chief stands down after decade at the helm

Movers and shakers: LEO, Swale, Penrose

Movers and shakers: Ark, NASS, Keys Academies Trust

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Homework is changing – and parents are losing touch

Early Access

Every child deserves a safe place to make sense of the news

Early Access

Beating the zero-sum game: falling rolls demand collaboration, not competition

Early Access

Prevention starts in the classroom. Schools can help stop homelessness before it begins

I believe in inclusion, but do we really know what that means?

22m | Opinion

Exclusive

SEND deficit could double if we pay private costs, council says

19m | Inclusion

Long Read

No policies: Reform will reveal education plans ‘in due course’

19m | Politics

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Almost 1,000 school leaders put forward for Ofsted peer inspector pilot

19m | Ofsted