GCSE league tables: Are they up to scratch? The statistics regulator has taken a look at key stage 4 performance data to make sure it is meeting the right standards, here’s what they found …
Mental health first aid is as important as physical first aid St John Ambulance led the campaign to put physical first aid on the curriculum, writes one Year 13 volunteer, and now it must do it again with mental health
Creating an RSHE curriculum fit for today’s challenges Events prompted us to revisit not just our curriculum but our entire approach to relationships education, writes Caroline Barlow, and we’re not looking back
Children’s mental health can’t wait for a new government The crisis at the top of government can’t be a distraction from a crisis in children’s mental health, writes Catherine Roche. We need consensus and action
The ‘Tripadvisor for schools’ government should be creating Too many toxic schools have been affecting retention and wellbeing for too long, writes Tom Rogers, but we can rethink incentives that reward such leadership
How trusts can create a talent pipeline for school support The need for talented graduates in central MAT roles is present and growing, writes Kate Bradley, and trusts can build a pipeline that benefits everyone
The PM’s carelessness leaves the DfE with a crisis of competence A new education secretary inherits a long list of pressing matters and there’s no sign the merry-go-round will stop long enough to prevent crisis, writes Geoff Barton
Why schools’ pandemic lessons are not just for the children Schools have contributed a huge amount to our pandemic understanding and readiness for the future, write the leaders of the Schools Infection Study
Uniform discipline can help families through this crisis Uniform was already too expensive before the cost-o-living crisis, writes Jo Tyler, but we can reduce costs and get another step closer to normal school life