Do ‘ghost children’ exist and what can we do about them? The phrase has quickly developed a life of its own in the media, but who are the ghost children and is our policy response adequate, asks Gemma Moss
Academy finances: Surpluses aren’t all they appear to be A combination of committed funds and looming challenges means record-breaking surpluses hide a rocky time ahead for academies, writes Pam Tuckett
Why we scrapped PE for a healthier curriculum Physical education is supposed to instil healthy habits for life in all our young people and it is fundamentally failing to deliver that, writes Gareth Evans
Simplifying our behaviour systems changed our culture A bottom-up approach to school improvement led us from simplifying our systems to a whole new trauma-informed culture, writes Tom Burt
Why an SEMH setting could be a professional’s destination of choice Too many teachers end their career prematurely when a change of setting could be the ideal solution for them and us, writes Neil Miller
How can schools begin to face up to systemic racism? The White Spaces project highlights the challenges of unpicking systemic racism, but shows that doing so is within schools’ reach, writes Shona Hunter
Reading wars: Reconciliation will require more truth This new paper on the teaching of reading is so set on its conclusions it has failed to make the best argument at its disposal, writes Tarjinder Gill
Weaving a ‘golden thread’ through professional development Teacher training reforms impact everyone from trainee to leader. The key to retention and progress is to offer consistency across your provision, writes Katie Waring
Top tips for implementing the new Early Careers Framework Supporting early-career teachers through the new framework is more demanding, but can be far more rewarding for all concerned too, writes Jane Cruickshank