Energy costs: Decarbonisation is now an achievable priority Balancing short-term budget pressures with long-term investment in energy efficiencies and decarbonisation is complex but possible, writes Steven Reynolds
Safeguarding: Pressure on designated leads is alarming A new survey reveals the toll of increasing demand on school safeguarding leads as the cost-of-living crisis bites, says Helen King
COP27: Sealing education’s role in climate action COP27 is bringing green education further into the climate change policy mainstream, writes Eleanor Staines Shaw, but action is still not urgent enough
Retention: School leadership matters more than you think Pay and reduced working hours might help, but school leadership approaches are vital to help you to hold on to staff, says Owen Carter
Absenteeism: How we’ll rebuild a culture of school attendance A combination of artificial intelligence and thoughtful nudges could turn the dial on worsening post-pandemic absenteeism, writes Arfan Ismail
Making a success of early years provision on school sites Working with early years settings to develop a consistency and familiarity benefits children, families and providers, explains Rebecca Bierton
SEND inclusion: High time some schools did some soul-searching Everyone knows a school with a reputation for being ‘good with SEND’, write Caroline Barlow and Simon Smith, but there’s no excuse for any school not to be
Oak is a symptom of curriculum mediocrity, not the treatment Off-the-peg curricula are the wrong answer to a problem caused by political failure and will only perpetuate the perma-crisis, writes Carolyn Roberts
Autumn statement: Savings are possible – with care Substantial falls in school rolls present Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt with an opportunity to save, writes Luke Sibieta, but a draw-down isn’t without complications