How youth work complements and supports schools Three studies show how youth work is a vital part of any effort to improve the lives and outcomes of young people
Making politics more representative starts with education A first-of-a-kind project aims to empower young people with the knowledge and skills to make change happen locally and nationally
Three creative ways to boost your school’s fundraising With rising costs comes a need to rethink how schools raise funds. Here are three easy-to-implement ideas to maximise revenue streams
How are multi-academy trusts navigating centralisation? New research reveals how trusts pool funding and the opportunities and challenges for more and better centralisation
Young governors show we won’t pay lip service to student voice One bold student encounter persuaded me we needed to do much more to truly value students’ views and ideas
Why Ofsted should not inspect safeguarding (and who should do it instead) The foundations of a more comprehensive and effective safeguarding system than Ofsted’s narrow approach already exist
Persistent absence is the first barrier Labour will seek to break Conservative government has broken the relationships that underpin school attendance. Labour will rebuild the ladder to success
Five policies to make AI-enabled learning safe and equitable AI’s potential to transform education must be matched by ambitious policies to ensure its benefits are shared and its risks mitigated
Shining a light on the state of academy trust finances Kevin Connor delves in a new report on academy finances to identify key developments and looming challenges