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Opinion: Academy trusts

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…

JL Dutaut

Michael Pain

Election 2024

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…

Freddie Whittaker

Ed Dorrell

Opinion: Solutions

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…

JL Dutaut

Sharath Jeevan

The Knowledge

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

JL Dutaut

Dai Durbridge

Opinion: Attendance

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…

JL Dutaut

Joshua Coleman

Opinion: Academy trusts

Asleep on the job? How trusts have missed out on £53 million

New research shows academy trusts have failed to capitalize on interest rates and are likely missing out on more…

JL Dutaut

Nigel Brunning

Opinion: SEND

Safety valve agreements are making the SEND funding crisis worse

The pernicious effects of prioritising deficit reduction over investment in children’s needs are spreading across the whole system

JL Dutaut

Julia Harnden

Opinion: Policy

Fixing 14 years of damage must be an election priority

This election is a watershed moment for education. An incoming Government must recognise the scale of the problems, says…

JL Dutaut

Daniel Kebede

Manifesto 2024

Two priorities to redesign accountability for authentic improvement

As election campaigns are launched, Kulvarn Atwal draws on the Headteachers’ Roundtable’s manifesto to call for wholesale reform of…

JL Dutaut

Kulvarn Atwal

Must Read

Opinion: Accountability

Ofsted have wasted an opportunity for fundamental reform

The new framework is rushed and doesn’t deliver the change the sector needs. Bridget Phillipson must step in

JL Dutaut

Daniel Kebede

Labour’s first year

Six priorities for Bridget Phillipson’s second year at the helm

Labour has broadened the definition of success for schools. Here’s how it can now ensure everyone works towards this…

JL Dutaut

Liz Robinson

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor, 5 September 2025

Schools Week’s legendary cartoonist hangs up his pen, perceptions of behaviour diverge, and a data disaster looms

JL Dutaut

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,…

JL Dutaut

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

JL Dutaut

David Spendlove

EXAMS

Exams

University clearing: How teachers can support students

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

John Dickens

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,…

JL Dutaut

James Handscombe

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