Opinion

How to go from well intentioned to success with SEND reform

The government has a strong policy proposition. But to succeed it will need to think as carefully about 2014...

Freddie Whittaker
Reza Schwitzer
Opinion

Competition has no place when children start reception

By focusing on collaboration, we can support children with confidence and independence

Freddie Whittaker
Marc Doyle
Inclusion

Special schools over capacity by 11,000 pupils

Around two-thirds of special schools are still over-capacity, DfE says

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Reception teaching must adapt to the reality of delayed development

Weaker communication and self-regulation are issues that cannot be solved by focusing on a shift to measurable, directed tasks,...

Freddie Whittaker
Lucy Fox
Opinion

Email is the weakest link that could bring down your school

One in four schools experienced a cybersecurity incident in the last 12 months

Freddie Whittaker
Simon Freeman
Profile

Profile: Jo Rowley, ASCL president and deputy head, Walton High School

Jo Rowley never planned to be a deputy headteacher. Now she’s the first deputy in decades to serve as...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

‘Little surprise’ lawyers and ‘vested interests’ oppose SEND reform, says Phillipson

'They want the system to remain as it is, because they make a profit, often out of exploiting parents'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

ASCL conference 2026: Schools Week live blog

Live updates from our journalists in Liverpool

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

School staff need better training to support children in care – Ofsted

Watchdog also warns that issues with the systems of support for young people create 'barriers to progress'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker