Labour’s plans show it gets trusts’ vital role The provisions in the new education bill show Labour have found a new confidence to work with trusts and deliver for all children
How schools can finally go green in 2025 Schools are required to have sustainability leads and plans in place by next year – but support is growing for impactful action
O reason not the need to rescue English in our schools The subject’s decline is not inexorable, but if we’re going to reverse it, nothing will come of nothing
Trusts are maturing – but their horizons are contracting The 2024 ‘Being the CEO’ report reveals trust leadership is improving in important ways but strategic decisions is becoming more bearish
How to get the best – and avoid the worst – of AI Teachers must be careful not to get swept up in the hype and sacrifice safety or quality. Here’s how
What schools can expect from our new wellbeing bill The minister for school standardssets out the ambitions and provisions of the children’s wellbeing and schools bill, published today
What trust leaders say about recruitment and retention A recent trust leaders’ roundtable drew out the key challenges and opportunities for solving this ongoing crisis
Labour must rethink its policy of managed decline for specialist provision £740 million to increase mainstream capacity for specialist provision risks a boon to hedge funds and a disaster for everyone else
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 stifled