No, Mr McArdle. The SEND system is not a game we play A recent Schools Week interview with DfE SEND expert, Tony McArdle gives a rare insight into the minds of those who crashed the system and have captured its ‘recovery’, say Tania Tirraoro and Matt Keer
Sustainability: Piecemeal progress will open a ‘green gap’ Some progress has been made towards key goals in the DfE’s sustainability strategy, say Keya Lamba and Shweta Bahri, but now it’s time to supercharge implementation
How to ensure cross-sector work doesn’t feed inequality Many well-meaning initiatives to support ‘disadvantaged’ schools and pupils actually perpetuate the divides they purport to challenge, writes Heidi Heinemann
Teacher pay: Keegan is right but she should go further Gillian Keegan’s proposal to vary teacher pay by subject is right and the same logic could make it easier to recruit in specific locations, writes Michael Gosling
School places: London’s challenge could soon be everyone’s A new report reveals that a surplus of school places could cause massive disruption to London’s schools, says Ian Edwards, and a policy vacuum only risks making it worse
Strikes: Legal changes make preparation challenging New regulations and a bill wending its way through parliament at speed are making preparing for strikes more challenging, writes Andrea Squires
How much can pay improve recruitment and retention? Pay is an important lever to attract and hang onto teachers, says the NFER’s workforce lead, but it’s not the only one and it doesn’t operate in a vacuum
How to mark Holocaust Memorial Day justly and sensitively Our work to teach the Holocaust shows we can do justice to this dark chapter of history while being sensitive to students’ emotional needs, writes Ranvir Lally
How the north east will seize devolution to tackle child poverty Our combined authority is leading the way in bringing a fragmented system back together to support schools in mitigating child poverty, writes Adrian Dougherty