Opinion: Attendance

Loose talk about attendance does more harm than good

We need policies that empower schools to work with families to welcome more children back through their gates

JL Dutaut
Tim Linehan
The Legal Leader

The Intradev breach is a wake-up call on cyber risk management

The time for naïve optimism on tech security is over. Here’s how school leaders can begin to make informed,…

JL Dutaut
Claire Archibald
Opinion: Inclusion

Policy must match Britain’s generosity to Ukraine’s children

Britain has a chance to take the lead in modelling what an inclusive education sector looks like for displaced…

JL Dutaut
Inna Hryhorovych
Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted’s new toolkits are a gift for self-evaluation 

Ofsted have given us a safety net for implementing its new framework. We’d be fools not to use it

JL Dutaut
Jeremy Spencer
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor, 12 September 2025

Primary testing, the demise of a Schools Week standard, farming for engagement, chunking EHCPs, and a conspiracy flushed out

JL Dutaut
Various
Opinion: Careers

Four ways to get your students career-ready this academic year

With the new Gatsby benchmarks now enshrined in government guidance, here’s how schools can move careers education from add-on…

JL Dutaut
John Yarham
Opinion: Leadership

CEOs must help communities realise their full potential

The breadth of expectations placed on trusts and schools is becoming unsustainable and can only be met by reawakening…

JL Dutaut
Michael Pain
Opinion: Edtech

Too many school leaders still ignore cybersecurity

Our new ‘State of school cybersecurity’ report is deeply concerning given recent widely-reported breaches

JL Dutaut
Paul Alberry
Opinion: Funding
Free school meals numbers have surged, sparking fears over pupil premium funding.

Now is the time to transform your pupil premium strategy

The EEF’s updated guidance can help turn schools’ pupil premium strategy into an evidenced and effective powerhouse to tackle…

JL Dutaut
Chris Paterson

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Opinion: Attendance

Loose talk about attendance does more harm than good

We need policies that empower schools to work with families to welcome more children back through their gates

JL Dutaut
Tim Linehan
The Legal Leader

The Intradev breach is a wake-up call on cyber risk management

The time for naïve optimism on tech security is over. Here’s how school leaders can begin to make informed,…

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Claire Archibald
Opinion: Inclusion

Policy must match Britain’s generosity to Ukraine’s children

Britain has a chance to take the lead in modelling what an inclusive education sector looks like for displaced…

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Inna Hryhorovych

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ITT

Degree apprenticeships are key to increasing and diversifying recruitment

Work to deliver the new qualification should continue at pace to meet recruitment challenges by making teaching more accessible,…

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Melanie Renowden
ITT

ITT: Which is the odd one out?

The deeply flawed ITT reforms are a threat to sustainable teacher supply for purely ideological purposes, writes David Spendlove

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David Spendlove
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University clearing: How teachers can support students 

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

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Sam Sykes
Exams

How sitting an exam re-affirmed my respect for our students

I still believe exams to be the best way of testing academic knowledge and understanding but they’re no bagatelle,…

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James Handscombe
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