Opinion: 2024 in review

Governance is key to improvement. Simples.

Last year’s challenges have been joined by a raft of new ones while the improvement potential of governance remains...

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Lawayne Jefferson
Opinion: 2024 in review

Alternative Provision demand grows, but barriers persist

Alternative provision has grabbed the attention of policy makers aiming for a more inclusive system – but little has...

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Charlotte Barton
Opinion: Accountability

How our new equity scorecard is helping schools close the gaps

The equity scorecard is already being piloted in schools and the feedback is overwhelmingly positive

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Lee Elliot Major OBE and Matthew Shanks
Opinion: Policy

Schools have the power to make education more inclusive starting today

Schools that better reflect their communities and share responsibility for closing the disadvantage gap are well within our reach

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Charlotte O’Regan
Opinion: Policy

Rehearsed arguments about pay won’t help the sector

Responses to yesterday's pay announcements do a disservice to the government and to the profession

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Andrew O'Neill
2024 in review

The year we went beyond ‘Insta-solutions’?

Over-reliance on special schools has finally been acknowledged, but the fix could be worse if it isn’t properly thought...

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Sabrina Hobbs
2024 in review

The year our challenges were finally acknowledged

Labour have started the ball rolling where they can this year, but secondary schools still face an ongoing uphill...

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Patrick Cozier
2024 in review

Ups, downs and a political merry-go-round

Expectations of the new government have climbed even as genuine change has been continually deferred - but schools’ optimism...

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Nadine Bernard
2024 in review

In the face of challenge, only connect

Looking back on a year of local, national and international troubles, it's clear connectivity is key to the sector’s...

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Sir Hamid Patel