How trusts can take the lead on speech and language provision Our in-house speech and language service is helping our pupils, our staff, and taking pressure off the system for everyone else
The moral panic over school prayer exposes our double standards National turmoil over prayer in schools reveals a glaring Islamophobia at the heart of some people’s concept of Britishness
Care, resilience, welfare and trust: Building the schools sector we need Opening our new feature on the sector’s priorities for the next general election, Leora Cruddas outlines the MAT representative body’s key demands
Why stop at health? Passport data would be useful too After Labour’s ‘big brother’ proposal to link health and education data, Tim Leunig suggests we can – and should – go further still
Can oracy be reliably assessed? A new report explores the use of new models of assessment to make oracy a reliably measurable part of children’s learning, explains Amanda Moorghen
How schools can be proactive amid rising parent complaints Amid growing concerns about rising parental complaints of an increasingly vexatious nature, Victoria Hatton explains how school leaders can de-escalate issues
Our plan to ensure schools benefit from the AI revolution Academies minister Baroness Barran sets out what the government is doing to help schools seize the ‘endless opportunities’ of AI
What is the ‘second transition’ and why does it matter for attendance? A new report highlights a second transition point which may be particularly important for secondary schools to improve attendance
The key to ‘outstanding’ is inclusion, not exclusion Beddington Park Academy’s turnaround is proof that knowing your pupils and meeting their needs can and does lead to external validation