Opinion: Academy trusts

The RAAC crisis proves the power of being in a MAT

It hasn't been a cake-walk, but the strength in depth our MAT provides has allowed us to weather the...

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James Browning
The Knowledge

What the pandemic taught us about meeting additional needs

Many more children may benefit from EHCPs - and other findings from EPI's latest analysis

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Jo Hutchinson
Opinion: Solutions

How to talk to young people about body image

Nic Ponsford provides some useful strategies to increase young people’s body confidence and empower them to be their authentic...

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Nic Ponsford
Opinion: Attendance

Lessons in attendance from special schools  

In the week that the education committee releases its report on persistent absence, Nicola Law shares insights from a...

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Nicola Law
Opinion: Academy trusts

Joining a MAT helped us rebuild trust and re-imagine success   

Being brokered to a MAT after a poor Ofsted showing was not the unpleasant experience some had feared, says...

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Melanie Hall-Judd
Opinion: Academy trusts

Three priorities to set the MAT-led system on a course to success

Steve Taylor sets out the Queen Street Group’s top priorities for the year ahead - and to set the...

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Steve Taylor
Politics

Success of society depends on education being a top policy priority

The Fair Education Alliance shares its cross-sector manifesto for a fair education system and argues it needs to be...

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Janeen Hayat
The Knowledge

How are cost-of-living pressures on families affecting schools?

NFER’s data reveals how much the cost of living crisis is exacerbating pressures on schools, explains Megan Lucas

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Megan Lucas
Opinion: Solutions

Three ways one simple survey is improving our PSHE provision

Aimee Stevens sets out how NHS research is powering her school’s PSHE teaching with data, influencing its curriculum and...

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Aimee Stevens