Why the MAT debate misses the real opportunity School-led partnerships offer the benefits of trusts without the restructuring, and work for schools that want to collaborate but keep their identity, says this leader
Why mergers succeed, and what we can learn from those that don’t Trusts that bear the battle scars of past mergers show us that a match of values is more important than efficiency, says a governance expert
Our GAG pooling didn’t go to plan. Here’s what we learned REAch2 set out to resolve funding inequity across its schools by pooling its funding. It had to pause the plans – but here’s what they learnt (and why they are still doing it)
5 lessons from top trusts on parent communication Families do not always feel listened to or understood in school communications. Here’s some top tips to resolve that
It’s time to unite schools and health services … and here’s how Our Schools and Health Framework lays the foundations for partnership working, say Dawn Haywood and Claire Gething
We listened to schools on breakfast clubs – now we’re acting Early education minister says flagship free breakfast clubs will be game-changer for pupils with special needs as next rollout phase begins
This week’s best responses from our readers Science for all, minding the language gap, seeing ourselves and teaching fatigue
Question level analysis is a waste of your time… so stop When used correctly data can help inform important school decisions, but there is always a danger one reads too much into the numbers
New enrichment benchmarks will be a boost, not a burden Ask any teacher what they remember from school or college and it won’t be a test score