Ofsted have wasted an opportunity for fundamental reform The new framework is rushed and doesn’t deliver the change the sector needs. Bridget Phillipson must step in
This week’s best responses from our readers Schools Week’s legendary cartoonist hangs up his pen, perceptions of behaviour diverge, and a data disaster looms
How we’ll go further to ensure the consistency of our inspections Roll-out of the new framework will be complemented by measures to ensure inspection outcomes are valid and reliable,
Our challenging times demand a new model of local leadership Today’s challenges demand that we see ourselves not just as leaders in a locality but as leaders of that locality
How we’re modelling a new kind of civic leadership in Sunderland A new grouping of the city’s schools, employers and charities hopes to show what’s possible when communities work together
An equality blind spot is fuelling our retention problems Staff inclusion work rightly focuses on breaking down the barriers we can see, but it’s also our job as leaders to reveal the ones we can’t
Year 6 can’t keep paying the price of data farming The best thing the curriculum review can do to re-engage pupils is to rethink the incentives driving an impoverished and exclusionary primary offer
The absence of Progress 8 is an accountability trap in selective areas In selective areas, Attainment 8 tells us more about admissions than teaching. Without Progress 8, comprehensives are at risk of being unfairly judged
School environments are only worsening the student mental health crisis Our education model is simply not equal to the demands of the world our children inhabit. It’s no wonder their mental health is suffering