Retention: adult bullying must be confronted head on Heads are completely alone in the face of intimidation from parents and their communities, writes Rachel Smith, and it’s silently stealing too many careers
Rishi Sunak must extend the pupil premium to level up our schools Levelling up must mean tackling persistent inequalities in our school system, and the spending review offers an opportunity to do just that, writes John Stevenson, MP
The Universal Credit cut is also a cut to education The work of schools to close attainment gaps becomes all the harder with every child who falls into poverty, writes the NEU’s new president, Daniel Kebede
Is there a better, or best, classroom layout? How best to set up a classroom seems too complex for research to solve, but Cat Scutt finds there are ways to get the most out of any layout
Labour’s policies reveal dividing lines are forming Starmer’s conference pledges lack detail, but it would be unfair to expect a fully-developed platform at this stage, writes Tom Richmond
(Re-)Introducing the Teaching and Learning Toolkit A decade of learning has led to a major update of the EEF toolkit, writes Jonathan Kay, and now it’s ready for the next ten years
Let’s stop talking about summer learning loss Concerns about learning loss are especially current, but they may be misplaced when it comes to the summer break – and teachers have enough to worry about, writes Kate Kelly
CEO diversity: A verdict of ‘could do better’ There’s a lot of work to be done on CEO diversity but the good news is the sector is determined to improve, write Navdeep Sanghara and Sir Steve Lancashire
Education’s next steps towards even greater LGBT+ inclusion A new report reveals how much the LGBT+ school experience has changed, writes George Ryan, and sets out the remaining challenges on the journey to full inclusion