Opinion: Workforce

Recruitment: Leaders can’t make do and mend this crisis

Recruitment and retention are no longer a distant problem affecting some, but a clear and present crisis for all...

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Dan Cowling and Alex Russell
Governance

Governance: Avoiding the pitfalls of joining and forming MATs

Renewed interest in joining and forming MATs has seen a resurgence of old pitfalls, writes Emma Knights. These tips...

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Emma Knights
Transgender rights

Why new ‘unofficial’ transgender pupil guidance is not fit for purpose

Sector organisations have tried to fill a gap in sector guidance regarding trans rights but left schools that rely...

JL Dutaut
Robin White
The Knowledge

Enrichment: How can we close the extra-curricular gap?

As new research reveals the breadth and impact of the enrichment gap, Adam Hawksbee sets out what it will...

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Adam Hawksbee
Anti-bullying week

Anti-bullying week: Four tips for a whole-school approach

Schools can draw on new support to develop their anti-bullying practices - and these four tips are crucial to...

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Miriam Sorgenfrei and Rahi Popat
Opinion: SEND

My recommendations for a transformation of the SEND system

Children's commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza sets out three ambitions and a host of recommendations to reform the SEND...

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Dame Rachel de Souza
Opinion: Attendance

Attendance: Fear of violence is a key driver of absence

A new report reveals that violence at and around school is a key driver of low school attendance -...

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Jon Yates
Opinion

Funding cuts make white paper promises a ‘faraway fantasy’

Even the most efficient schools are ‘highly exposed, disarmed and unable to weather the financial storm’, writes Stephen Morales....

Stephen Morales
Stephen Morales
School improvement

Our schools are now a testbed for tackling systemic issues

AET is launching a platform that will share data and insights to drive improvement in its schools and beyond,...

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Unity Jones