New heads need more than a one-off qualification, say charities ‘Ongoing’ support planned as research shows falling numbers aspire to headship
Democracy starts in the classroom Extending the franchise must be paired with support for schools to facilitate democratic education
Social media time limits won’t protect children If we are serious about keeping children safe, we must stop wasting time with ineffectual experiments
AI, subject access requests and metadata: What schools need to know When a complex or metadata-heavy SAR arrives, take a breath before you act
Young people don’t need a voice, they need a role Schools can make five easy changes now to create the conditions for children to lead
School admissions are a moral choice If we’re serious about equity, admissions can’t be the blind spot
Schools given ‘limited’ DfE help with falling rolls, warns government auditor NAO predicts drop of 56,300 primary pupils in 2027 could mean schools receive £288m less in per-pupil funding
The white paper’s inclusion promise rests on a workforce the DfE can’t count Educational psychologists are already stretched thin, unevenly distributed and partly invisible to government
Educational psychologist shortage puts SEND reforms ‘at risk’ Pupils in some areas are 20 times less likely to get support from an educational psychologist, EPI research suggests