Making careers visible is the secret to success for many pupils We must unpick why so many students end up excluded from potential careers simply because they don’t know about them, writes Nic Ponsford
How diversifying our curriculum made English engaging again There’s no reason for any school to miss out on the joyful results – for pupils and staff – of bringing in extraordinary new texts, says Joy Mbakwe
Government must do more to regulate AI in education Lack of a clear government strategy to ensure safe exploration of AI in education puts children at significant risk of harm, writes Victoria Nash
Solutions: A whole-trust approach to LGBTQ+ safeguarding Evie Cryer reflects on the gains Oasis Community Learning has made in safeguarding LGBTQ+ pupils and staff by creating a trust-wide, inclusive culture
Are we now experiencing a cost-of-teaching crisis? New research into how the cost-of-living crisis is impacting the school workforce reveals the stark realities of a dysfunctional sector, writes Storm Postlethwaite
Beyond Ofsted? And what about ‘Beyond Ofqual’? There are striking similarities between Ofsted’s judgments and Ofqual’s exam grades, writes Dennis Sherwood, but who is fighting for the victims of the latter?
MAT inspections are inevitable, so let’s start planning now There is time for the government, Ofsted and others to invest in a programme of research
Solutions: 10 ways schools can save on residentials Adila Rose sets out some practical tips for reducing the cost of residentials so that all learners can access this important cultural capital
Heads’ sharp practices to game Ofsted only raise the stakes Analysing website traffic to predict Ofsted visits is only the latest form of gaming the system – and such practices only raise the stakes for others, writes Seamus Murphy