The Boardroom Leader

Why mergers succeed, and what we can learn from those that don’t

Trusts that bear the battle scars of past mergers show us that a match of values is more important...

John Dickens
Samira Sadeghi
Opinion: GAG pooling

Our GAG pooling didn’t go to plan. Here’s what we learned

REAch2 set out to resolve funding inequity across its schools by pooling its funding. It had to pause the...

John Dickens
Cathie Paine
Opinion: Solutions

5 lessons from top trusts on parent communication

Families do not always feel listened to or understood in school communications. Here's some top tips to resolve that...

John Dickens
Jessica Shepherd
Opinion: Health

It’s time to unite schools and health services … and here’s how

Our Schools and Health Framework lays the foundations for partnership working, say Dawn Haywood and Claire Gething

John Dickens
Dawn Haywood and Claire Gething
Opinion: Breakfast clubs

We listened to schools on breakfast clubs – now we’re acting

Early education minister says flagship free breakfast clubs will be game-changer for pupils with special needs as next rollout...

John Dickens
Olivia Bailey
SEND

Curriculum review was missed opportunity to improve SEND crisis

The curriculum review promised to remove blocks for schools to deliver good outcomes for children with special needs –...

John Dickens
Jo Hutchinson
Opinion: Solutions

Learning from other countries on how to teach resilience

The government's Resilience Action Plan focuses on educating adults - leaving children unprepared for the next global emergency. Here's...

John Dickens
Lydia Preston
Curriculum

The curriculum review isn’t ‘dumbing down’ – it’s levelling up

Critics claiming the curriculum review ‘dumbs down’ Gove's education reforms are way off the mark, says Sir Hamid Patel...

John Dickens
Sir Hamid Patel
Parental leave

Some schools have cracked parental leave – so why can’t everyone? 

Education leaders must take note of a parliamentary debate last week on maternity and paternity pay, says Emma Sheppard

John Dickens
Emma Sheppard