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Profile: Graham Dugoni, founder and CEO of Yondr

Since founding Yondr in 2014, Graham Dugoni has been trying to build a “cultural movement” towards phone-free spaces. It’s already a pretty broad church. After all, what else could possibly link former UK schools minister Nick Gibb, comedian Chris Rock and rock star Jack White? Yondr’s lockable pouches allow schools, concert halls and other venues […]

We don’t need another hero: How to fix school leadership

Our education system has, at times, relied far too heavily on ‘heroes’. But every hero comes with a bruising origin story

NAHT loses appeal against Ofsted judicial review refusal

Union leader speaks of ‘disappointment’ as leaders report ‘massive’ demands of new inspections

This week’s best responses from our readers

Another way for school readiness, why phone bans ARE the brave choice and enrichment’s GCSE blinkers problem

Church education chief to lead school admissions adjudicator

The Reverend Nigel Genders will be the new chief schools adjudicator, the education secretary has announced

Call for local education partnerships to fill ‘policy vacuum’ left by trusts

Local groups of schools are ‘providing the missing link’ in a ‘fragmented’ system, say ex-ed sec and Ofsted chair, as ministers mull school groups plan

A curriculum without a (skills) passport can’t take off

The government is committed to enrichment for pupils, but if it’s not measured, it’s not valued, says Peter Swallow. A visit to a school provided the solution

What next after RE’s ‘historic’ moment?

Ending local authority control of the RE syllabus and bringing it into the national curriculum means our sector can re-energise the subject, says Sarah Lane Cawte

Safeguarding risk data missing from councils’ home education records

Dozens of LAs hold no data on at-home kids potentially at risk, suggesting councils ill-prepared for new duties