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, says Duncan Spalding
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 Benson
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 their enjoyment or progress
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 to mitigate educational isolation
It’s up to the government to change the Ofsted grading system ‘Inspection is rarely something that schools look forward to’, writes chief inspector
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 survey of 84 trust leaders in May by The Key and Forum Strategy said they were confident that their trust will be able to weather the cost-of-living crisis while delivering an offer that aligns with their […]
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
We’re opening Oak up to help teachers and make educational AI more reliable John Roberts explains how open government licensing will make Oak National Academy a launchpad for lesson planners, curriculum designers and edtech developers
Making teaching attractive again must be priority one for the next government Any incoming government will have to put an end to the failed experiment of competition that is driving teachers away, writes Jonny Uttley