This week’s best responses from our readers How to really drive efficiencies in schools, and what next after Ofsted legal action failure
Use common sense to deal with an angry AI-created legal request Subject access requests have become common but new legislation provides guidance on how to react sensibly, says Claire Archibald
There’s a sweet spot to be found in setting inspection consistency Achieving consistency is fraught with complexity, warns Steve Wren. Go too far and you can rinse insight from Ofsted inspections
Teachers must call pupils in, not out, on conspiracy theories While teachers need training in how to react, they should meet conspiratorial claims with curiosity, not judgment, says Helena Brothwell
Banning phones in schools is a lazy opt-out No one disagrees unfettered use of smartphones in schools is a bad thing, but indulging in a moral panic misses opportunities to prepare young people for life, says Hannah Carter
Why we’ve got ‘stuck’ schools all wrong Stuck schools often get a ‘hero’ leader, but there are much better solutions, argues Seamus Murphy
DfE ignores Francis review and proposes sweeping progress 8 reform Government pledges reforms to subject make-up of key secondary school league table measure – despite curriculum review calling for no changes
New curriculum to be introduced in 2028 as review published Government also commits to scrapping the EBacc and making citizenship compulsory in primary schools
Interview: Becky Francis on the big ideas in her curriculum review Review chair explains her thinking behind major policies including year 8 tests, scrapping the EBacc and a triple science entitlement – here’s the interview in full