2023 in review: We can no longer ignore the impact of poverty Four publications this month sum up the state of education policy at year’s end and make next year’s priorities very clear
Are teacher commutes getting any greener? Teacher commutes are decarbonising very slowly but there are signs that efforts are building up a head of steam
Building blocks for teaching tomorrow’s environmentalists The Crown Estate have launched two educational Minecraft worlds to engage young people with gree skills and conservation
The UK’s first biophilic school heralds the sustainable future of learning As COP28 draws to a close, Sumeet Bhatia reveals Cisco’s work with DfE to create a school to model the future of the education estate
Solutions to the mental health crisis can’t wait another day A second report from the Coalition for Youth Mental Health in Schools reveals a lack of progress and makes the urgency of action clear, say Erin Docherty and Gavin English
How we’re promoting psychological safety in our schools The high-accountability nature of our sector makes normalising vulnerability in leadership imperative
Decentralising Ofsted is an idea whose time has come (again) Frank Norris reveals that a new model of local inspection wouldn’t be all that new or all that alien to Ofsted
We must think beyond reform and prioritise belonging Ofsted reform is sorely needed but our staff, pupils and families can’t wait for the profession to heal itself before it heals them
Re-prioritising data in inspections is a backwards step At the risk of “annoying successful headteachers”, my school shows why the current inspection framework is getting the big calls right