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21 May 2026

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Troubled trust with £8m deficit to be broken up

15m | Academies

DfE scraps PE and sport premium in favour of ‘partnerships network’

5h | School funding
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Turnaround Catholic trust will become one of England’s largest

15m | Academies
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Can council-run academy trusts actually work?

15m | Academies

New school plans must show they will move into MATs

14m | Academies
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Council wants ‘safety valve’ cash back in DfE deficit write-off

14m | Inclusion

Gemma Collins hate is snobbery, says Phillipson

7h | Schools
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Remi Atoyebi

Give teachers the conditions to be truly professional

Remi Atoyebi

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Emma Willson

How schools can help the government deliver its vision for change

Emma Willson

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Michael Pain

Into the blue zones: A vision of education worth getting up for

Michael Pain

| Opinion: Leadership
Caroline Barlow

How to make the most of inclusive mainstream funding 

Caroline Barlow

| Opinion: Inclusion
Kerry Jordan‑Daus

In pursuit of a different, better kind of leadership

Kerry Jordan‑Daus

| Opinion: Leadership
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Carole Bennett, chief executive officer, HFL Education

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Missions impossible? The flagship policy due in September

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

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Dave Woods, headteacher, Beaconsfield Primary School

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Will local government reorganisation improve SEND?

23 Apr 2026 | Inclusion
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New heads need more than a one-off qualification, say charities
23 Apr 2026 | Leadership and governance
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Shan Scott, former chief schools adjudicator
23 Apr 2026 | Profile

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Earning the right to deprivation funding
31 Mar 2026 | School funding

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Guy Shears, CEO, Central Region Schools Trust
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Operational excellence is the next frontier for school improvement

Stephen Morales

2w | The Business Leader

Fixing the teacher pipeline means looking at the joints, not just the flow

Clare Routledge

2w | The Research Leader
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AI, subject access requests and metadata: What schools need to know

Claire Archibald

23 Apr 2026 | The Legal Leader
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Why we’re replacing local governing bodies with regional school boards

Adrian Ball

16 Apr 2026 | The Boardroom Leader
Movers & Shakers

Movers and shakers: Arco Academy, BWCET, Endeavour

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Ark boss Lucy Heller to step down after 22 years

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Movers and shakers: Ofsted, DRET, The Brilliant Club

31 Mar 2026

More DfE change as new regional director revealed

19 Mar 2026

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Turnaround Catholic trust will become one of England’s largest

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Investigation

Can council-run academy trusts actually work?

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Council wants ‘safety valve’ cash back in DfE deficit write-off

17m | Inclusion
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Councils skip court for hundreds of unpaid absence fines

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Carole Bennett, chief executive officer, HFL Education
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How to make the most of inclusive mainstream funding 
18m | Opinion: Inclusion
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How schools can help the government deliver its vision for change
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In pursuit of a different, better kind of leadership
18m | Opinion: Leadership