Opinion: Estates

How to manage asbestos risks now and for the future

The presence of asbestos in school buildings remains a considerable problem for schools, so what can we do about...

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Darren Phelan
Opinion: Leadership

Supporting teachers to support Ukraine is a win-win-win

Ukraine is in the headlines again this week as peace talks between Russia and the United States are set...

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Yuliya Kosko
The Knowledge

How AI can build confidence in school inspections

A trial of AI to aide inspection has shown their potential to save time and supplement inspectors’ knowledge, understanding...

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Matt Davis
Opinion: Workforce

We need a better recruitment story than the ‘born teacher’

Our reliance on the attractively simple idea that teaching is an innate skillset is off-putting and misleading

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Pritesh Raichura and Josh Goodrich
Opinion: Accountability

How we’ll help the sector deliver its ambition of inclusion

Our proposals put inclusion for disadvantaged and vulnerable young people and those with SEND at the heart of Ofsted's...

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Adam Sproston and Lee Owston
Opinion: SEND

Five reforms the select committee SEND inquiry must deliver

Creating a system that meets the needs of all learners will require training, new incentives, support, guidance and investment

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Georgina Durrant
Opinion: Academy trusts

Trust centralisation can’t be judged on numbers alone

Centralisation is about delivering more bang for your buck, and the numbers show that’s exactly what well-structured trusts do

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Chris Kirk
Opinion: Leadership

Why more schools should be courting the media spotlight

Recent experience has changed my mind about engaging with the media. The sector should take the initiative on telling...

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Gavin Booth
The Curriculum Conversation

How to ensure the new curriculum boosts growth

If Labour’s opportunity mission is going to help deliver its economic aims, then curriculum must better support routes into...

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Kate Ambrosi