News

Education questions: Ministers grilled on SEND, funding, free schools, social media and more

Live updates from ministers after they took questions in Parliament

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Teachers can make English sing…or mute it with a fronted adverbial

Despite some concerns about the curriculum and assessment review, there is room for hopeful interpretation

Freddie Whittaker
Summer Turner
Opinion

Social mobility can be harmful if it means ditching your roots

Schools need to replace deficit-based narratives with approaches that celebrate belonging, dignity and identity affirmation, says Danielle Lewis-Egonu

Freddie Whittaker
Danielle Lewis-Egonu
News

Mental health and school dissatisfaction driving more children into home education

Heads' leader says it's 'vital to ensure that families have made the choice to home educate for the right...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Trust CEO, ex-civil servant and safeguarding expert join Ofsted board

Lucy Heller, Hardip Begol and Alan Wood among five new appointments to governing board of the inspectorate

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
The Business Leader

The school business leader role has evolved, but do policymakers know?

Today’s practitioners lead across finance, estates, people, digital systems, governance and organisational improvement. The language we use has not...

Freddie Whittaker
Stephen Morales
Opinion

Given the choice, do we want SEND segregation in education?

If we accept specialist facilities should exist primarily to support inclusion, rather than as parallel systems, we must consider...

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Vasilis Strogilos
Opinion

We need your input to ensure NPQs provide the skills needed in schools 

The demands on leaders are shifting, and the frameworks that support them have to move too. Evidence and practice...

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Herminder Channa
Opinion

Why digital transformation must be a priority for schools in 2026

AI tools to improve teaching, workloads, admin and pupil results are all here – the challenge is to implement...

Freddie Whittaker
Chris Thackray