Opinion: Policy

Could Brighton lead a revaluation of parental choice?

A consultation from the Labour-run council could lead to admissions changes that level the playing field of choice and...

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Sara Bragg
Opinion: Academy trusts

How a trust merger has grown our ambition and scale

Bringing two trusts together isn't without its challenges but the rewards are for everyone

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Dan Thomas
2023 in review

2023 in review: Exhaustion has reached the boardroom

2023 will go down as the year that the recruitment and retention crisis brought school governance itself to breaking...

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Edward Vitalis
2023 in review

2023 in review: We can find elegant solutions to our wicked problems

Specialist provision has risen up the political agenda and risen to its challenges- but it can’t keep doing ever...

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Sarah Baker
The Knowledge

What parents told us about their children’s mental health

Parents across the UK are worried about the mental state of their children, reveals a new survey

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Jason Elsom
2023 in review

2023 in review: How much more of a kicking can we take?

We've been playing on a slanted pitch for far too long and players are abandoning the game

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Keziah Featherstone
2023 in review

2023 in review: We look after more and more, but who looks after us?

Becky Black reflects on a year when long-term disruption by RAAC resulted in a short pause from Ofsted. A...

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Becky Black
2023 in review

2023 in review: Our focus must be on rebuilding a broken social contract

Trust leaders must learn from our longest-standing institutions and put long-term aims over short-term results

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Peter Hughes
2023 in review

2023 in review: We can no longer ignore the impact of poverty

Four publications this month sum up the state of education policy at year's end and make next year’s priorities...

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Natalie Perera