Ofsted have listened – but have they heard? As the sector prepares for Ofsted to report on its ‘Big Listen’ consultation, Colin Richards and Frank Norris suggest expectations are rightly very low
Four ideas from industry to start the school term strong Some ideas from outside of education could help us in our search for stronger engagement from and partnership with our communities
How we’ll support AI to reduce workload and improve outcomes Ensuring AI delivers its educational potential safely is central to improving teachers’ lives and spreading opportunity
How Labour can lead a recruitment and retention revolution The new government has made a good start, but it will take bold, innovative action to end a crisis a decade in the making
Labour’s curriculum review must hear the voices of young people Curriculum and behaviour can’t be tackled in isolation. Fixing both requires a radical look at young people’s experiences
Five ways to develop classroom talk in maths New benchmarks for oracy in maths offer ways to improve confidence, engagement and attainment by embracing collective problem-solving
Labour must rethink schools’ whole relationship with data The new government’s proposed school scorecard is an opportunity to model a more human approach to data and accountability
After the riots: The role of schools in healing our communities Let’s focus ours and our pupils’ attention on the good of the past few days and resist fatalism
PFI: The options now and in a post-contract future With most PFI contracts due to end within a decade, here’s what schools can do to prepare now for what comes next