The Knowledge: This week’s research highlights A hidden attainment gap, retaining teaching assistants, reducing air pollution and a place for project-based learning
SEND review: The risks and possibilities of ministerial change Serious concerns remain about the SEND green paper and a change at the top poses additional risks, writes Stephen Kingdom, but there are new possibilities too
New exclusions guidance: Practical implications for schools The DfE’s new exclusions guidance represents a substantial change in accountability for leaders and governors, explain two school legal advisers
The NTP has been a nightmare – but its aims still matter After two years of changing the programme for the better from the inside, we will be going our own way to deliver tutoring’s promise, writes Tim Coulson
After Andrew Tate: How to confront online harms head-on Andrew Tate may be banned from social media but misogyny still proliferates, writes Zahara Chowdhury, and we must do more to protect young people from it
Why schools shouldn’t lose time preparing for academy trusts The process of creating and joining MATs is complex and the 2030 target is likely to stay – so schools shouldn’t delay planning for the future, writes Gemma Duxbury
Exams: Stick or twist, we need quick decisions from the new DfE It is right to return to pre-Covid grade boundaries as soon as possible, writes Geraint Jones, but we now know we can reduce the pressure of exam season and we should
PM Truss could spell revolution for school-based childcare If it’s a priority for the new PM and the opposition, it’s likely schools will have to wrap their heads around the knotty problem of wrap-around childcare, writes Reza Schwitzer
Why we’re abandoning Oak – and the new DfE should too What started as a charitable and collaborative venture has become a vehicle for creating a government-approved curriculum, writes Jon Coles