Opinion

Four tangible policy solutions to tackle the recruitment crisis

Rhys Howells sets out some low-hanging fruit for policy makers to start making a dent in the recruitment crisis

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Rhys Howells
Opinion: Accountability

Peer review can’t replace inspection – but it can inform it

The power of peer review depends on its being kept separate from the incentives and disincentives of formalised accountability,...

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Kate Chhatwal
Opinion: Accountability

Safeguarding should matter to Ofsted as much as to schools

This week’s announcement doesn’t inspire confidence that Ofsted and the DfE get the impact accountability is having on headteachers,...

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Duncan Spalding
Opinion

Is moving up a bigger retention problem than moving out? 

A new leadership pyramid has emerged that is pulling talent up faster than it can be replaced, argues David...

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David Benson
Opinion

Solutions: How to make Healthy Eating Week inclusive for autistic children

Eating can be a stressful experience for autistic young people, explains Jo Galloway, but that doesn't have to limit...

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Jo Galloway
The Knowledge

Place-based challenges for schools mean locality matters

Tanya Ovenden-Hope sets out the key findings from new research on a multi-academy trust Hub model for schools intended...

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Tanya Ovenden-Hope
Ofsted

It’s up to the government to change the Ofsted grading system

'Inspection is rarely something that schools look forward to', writes chief inspector

Freddie Whittaker
Amanda Spielman
Opinion

How trusts are responding to the cost-of-living crisis

The cost-of-living crisis has had a profound impact on academy trust operations. Almost one in three respondents to a...

John Dickens
Nicola West Jones
Opinion: Attendance

Attendance is an issue, but it is never the issue

The answer to poor attendance is simple but implementing it is neither quick nor easy, explains Jonathan Roe

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Jonathan Roe