The Research Leader

How are trusts doing at closing disadvantage gaps?

New research from the South West Social Mobility Commission reveals the major academy trusts still have a lot of...

JL Dutaut
Lee Elliot Major and Beth Brooks
Opinion

We must show that the grass is greenest in schools to build our workforce

Recruitment and retention woes aren’t unique to the sector. We just have to work harder to attract and hold...

JL Dutaut
Penny Swain
Opinion: Leadership

How good is school governance in 2024?

A new report assesses the quality of governance today and finds encouraging progress but also some areas for concern,...

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Emma Knights
Politics

Three policies to put coastal schools on a course to success

Coastal schools continue to face very specific challenges that require a new approach - and the same approach would...

JL Dutaut
Seamus Murphy
Politics

Six policies to better link school funding with improvement

Funding schools properly isn’t all about the amount of money on offer; there’s plenty a government could do to...

JL Dutaut
Micon Metcalfe
Opinion

Move slow and build: Labour’s manifesto offers hope

Some will criticise its lack of radicalism, says Liz Robinson, but its policies are grounded in respect for the...

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Liz Robinson
Opinion

The Conservatives’ manifesto is a blueprint for a collapsing house

These are policies for the managed decline of education rather than a charter for the renewal it so desperately...

JL Dutaut
Dan Morrow
Opinion

Building on historic successes: How do the manifestos stack up?

The main parties’ manifestos are pleasingly focused on building rather than tearing down, but they are storing tough decisions...

JL Dutaut
Iain Mansfield
Opinion: Leadership

How to ensure your GoaT is the GOAT

How to herd your tribe of volunteer governors and trustees to ensure the best response from them in any...

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Ian Phillips