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Stop the rush to push reception children into formal learning

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Play will not appear in a recorded outcome, but it is one of the most important ways that children develop

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Get back to basics and start marketing your school

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Tumbling pupil numbers make it vital that schools start to tell their stories, starting with a decent website

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Why education needs a shared, definitive vocabulary

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Teachers are bogged down by linguistic ambiguity: inclusion in Cornwall should mean the same thing in Cumbria

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Bereaved children need continuity, not crisis‑only care

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Bereavement support for pupils should be a statutory duty in schools, not an optional extra

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How Birmingham pupils are helping to break bad travel habits

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Student sustainability ambassadors are determined to cut carbon footprints of pupils, staff and parents

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Labour’s opportunity mission hinges on partnership with the youth sector

The government should leverage expertise and capacity in the youth sector to complement what schools offer

How we’ve used AI to reduce teacher workloads

Rather than fear the potential impact of AI on students, we are embracing the technology to help them and our teaching staff

A middle tier is the glue our fractured system is missing

It’s no secret that Labour has inherited a school system in a mess. We’re stuck between a highly regulated, quasi-competitive market and a collaborative model underpinned by a sense of moral purpose. This doesn’t leave us in a good position to meet challenges, let alone crises. Yet we face our worst-ever recruitment, retention and pupil […]

Schools can now start to experience the joy of flex

Today’s report promises to finally get on top of a retention problem that has been dogging the profession for too long

School leaders must do better than stoke division

One headteacher’s social media response to this week’s events is an irresponsible inflammation of community tensions

The unintended consequences of VAT on private school fees

Labour’s published plan to remove VAT exemption and charitable rates relief from private schools will cause inevitable disruption

What the new government needs to know about alternative provision

Rising exclusions and suspensions make it imperative the new ministerial team understands our complex sector

Is online professional development better than in-person?

The teaching profession is in wide agreement about the importance and potential of professional development. The school calendar has long featured a spattering of inset days and twilight sessions, and the options seem ever-expanding. Even before the pandemic rocketed online learning into focus, professional development via the internet had been growing in popularity. This is […]

Championing pupil voice to drive sustainable practice

Our trust is driving a pupil-led agenda to reduce its carbon footprint and develop students’ leadership for the green economy

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