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Opinion: Workforce

We must show that the grass is greenest in schools to build our workforce

Recruitment and retention woes aren’t unique to the sector. We just have to work harder to attract and hold...

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Penny Swain
Opinion: Leadership

How good is school governance in 2024?

A new report assesses the quality of governance today and finds encouraging progress but also some areas for concern,...

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Emma Knights
Manifesto 2024

Three policies to put coastal schools on a course to success

Coastal schools continue to face very specific challenges that require a new approach - and the same approach would...

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Seamus Murphy
Manifesto 2024

Six policies to better link school funding with improvement

Funding schools properly isn’t all about the amount of money on offer; there’s plenty a government could do to...

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Micon Metcalfe
Opinion: Policy

Move slow and build: Labour’s manifesto offers hope

Some will criticise its lack of radicalism, says Liz Robinson, but its policies are grounded in respect for the...

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Liz Robinson
Opinion: Policy

The Conservatives’ manifesto is a blueprint for a collapsing house

These are policies for the managed decline of education rather than a charter for the renewal it so desperately...

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Dan Morrow
Opinion: Policy

Building on historic successes: How do the manifestos stack up?

The main parties’ manifestos are pleasingly focused on building rather than tearing down, but they are storing tough decisions...

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Iain Mansfield
Opinion: Leadership

How to ensure your GoaT is the GOAT

How to herd your tribe of volunteer governors and trustees to ensure the best response from them in any...

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Ian Phillips