Instilling a joy of reading is key to closing the attainment gap Understanding what texts young people are engaging with is key to tackling a post-pandemic decline in reading activity
How we’ve centralised curriculum design to improve teaching Reducing workload and improving teaching are priorities for our trust – but we must achieve these in balance with teachers’ classroom autonomy in mind, explains Tim Mills
Let’s have a better debate on the role of private schools Whether it’s genuine confusion or political point-scoring, misinformation around Labour’s private schools policy means we’re not properly valuing cross-sector work, writes John Smith
Election 2024: The rise of the comprehensive kids? The educational background of a potential Labour administration would look very different to what we’re used to, writes Ed Dorrell
Greener special schools are within reach – it’s just a matter of approach How can we combine efforts to ramp up special school capacity with our net zero ambiutions for the sector?
Four barriers to scalable growth – and how to overcome them Academy trust growth is back on the agenda, so here are some lessons from failures of the past as well as today’s best practice
How to lead through inflection moments At times of big change and high pressure, effective leaders bring their teams back to their core values to motivate them for the challenge
How are schools dealing with rising parental complaints? As a new study shines a light on measures that could support schools to mitigate against rising parental complaints
How we’ve come top of the table for our attendance success Our schools’ competitive spirit is driving us to better and better attendance – but a league table like ours must be part of a wider approach