The Legal Leader

Kristie Higgs v. Farmor’s School: Implications for the sector

A landmark judgment means schools will need to think carefully about how to balance employees’ free speech and ‘reputational…

JL Dutaut
Joanne Moseley
Opinion: Governance

How to overcome governance’s diversity problem

Let’s mark National School Governors’ Awareness Day by committing to broadening this vital workforce

JL Dutaut
Victoria Hatton and Adrian Rogers
Opinion: Solutions

How to create a culture of compassion and repair

Relational Inclusion has transformed behaviour, attendance and engagement in our schools and in others we have supported

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Anthony Benedict
The Knowledge

How to gather richer data for better inclusion

As the levers of accountability begin to pull the sector towards engagement, we must ensure our data is intentionally…

JL Dutaut
Nic Ponsford
Opinion: Workforce

It’s high time leaders held DfE to account for workload

My freedom of information request revealed something very wrong with the DfE’s interpretation of what is a reasonable ask…

JL Dutaut
Thomas Moore
Opinion: Governance

Leaving governance out of school reform is a recipe for chaos

Agree or disagree with policy and the pace of reform, we won’t get implementation right until we respect governance…

JL Dutaut
Emma Balchin
Opinion: Policy

Labour is sacrificing standards and choice for a quick fix

The schools bill aims to change the relationship between schools and local authorities to mitigate the SEND crisis –…

JL Dutaut
Michael Johnson
The Legal Leader

Legal: What changes to pay and conditions mean for academies

Employment solicitor, Heather Mitchell looks at how provisions in the schools bill could affect the academy sector

JL Dutaut
Heather Mitchell
Opinion: Academy trusts

School improvement is too human to be codified

The idea of ‘codifying’ school improvement is an impractical distraction from our most important work

JL Dutaut
Annette Montague

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Signs of progress give cause for optimism ahead of 2026 challenges

As we approach the end of another tough calendar year for school leaders and their teams, they deserve our…

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Paul Whiteman
Opinion

Beyond the scroll: 5 ways to support young people with social media 

Students tell me their biggest sources of stress are not tied to social media, but instead to their futures

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Dr Helen Care
Opinion

Teachers need support to defend diversity from far-right attacks

As the prime minister has affirmed, we will not surrender our flag. Nor will we surrender our future to…

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Dr Nikos Savvas

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ITT

Degree apprenticeships are key to increasing and diversifying recruitment

Work to deliver the new qualification should continue at pace to meet recruitment challenges by making teaching more accessible,…

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Melanie Renowden
ITT

ITT: Which is the odd one out?

The deeply flawed ITT reforms are a threat to sustainable teacher supply for purely ideological purposes, writes David Spendlove

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David Spendlove
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Exams

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

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Sam Sykes
Exams

How sitting an exam re-affirmed my respect for our students

I still believe exams to be the best way of testing academic knowledge and understanding but they’re no bagatelle,…

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James Handscombe
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