The Boardroom Leader

Governance in AP demands a non-mainstream approach

Alternative provision is not a footnote in the system. For the young people who need it, it is the...

Freddie Whittaker
Nicola Hall
The Research Leader

Pupil premium paperwork reveals schools snub effective strategies

Our review of 550 pupil premium strategies found many schools aren’t strategic at all – which suggests leaders need...

Freddie Whittaker
Emma Dobson
The Legal Leader

Do you know what your pupils are viewing on school technology?

In order to protect pupils from harm, and by extension to avoid legal action, schools should urgently reflect on...

Freddie Whittaker
Ane Vernon
The Business Leader

The school business leader role has evolved, but do policymakers know?

Today’s practitioners lead across finance, estates, people, digital systems, governance and organisational improvement. The language we use has not...

Freddie Whittaker
Stephen Morales
The Boardroom Leader

The five ways we promote and champion school governance

When volunteers are supported and celebrated, boards become stronger – and children benefit

Freddie Whittaker
Susanna Bradbury and Rebekah Rowan-Robinson
The Boardroom Leader

Why mergers succeed, and what we can learn from those that don’t

Trusts that bear the battle scars of past mergers show us that a match of values is more important...

John Dickens
Samira Sadeghi
The Legal Leader

Can schools ban parents from sports days?

After a London school made headlines for banning parents from sporting events, two legal experts explore what the law...

John Dickens
Theresa Kerr and Andrea Squires
The Legal Leader

Why a small funding rule update is another leash on academy freedoms

Guidance on novel, contentious and repercussive (NCR) transactions point to a requirement to ask the Department for Education first,...

Freddie Whittaker
Philip Wood
The Legal Leader

The accountability implications of ‘the Hillsborough Law’

New legislation making its way through parliament will place new ethical responsibilities on schools and trusts

JL Dutaut
Esther Maxwell and Kamal Chauhan