The Knowledge

How are multi-academy trusts navigating centralisation?

New research reveals how trusts pool funding and the opportunities and challenges for more and better centralisation

JL Dutaut
Chris Kirk and Will Jordan
Opinion: Accountability

Why Ofsted should not inspect safeguarding (and who should do it instead)

The foundations of a more comprehensive and effective safeguarding system than Ofsted’s narrow approach already exist

JL Dutaut
Alan Wood
Politics

Persistent absence is the first barrier Labour will seek to break

Conservative government has broken the relationships that underpin school attendance. Labour will rebuild the ladder to success

JL Dutaut
Catherine McKinnell
Manifesto 2024

Five policies to make AI-enabled learning safe and equitable

AI’s potential to transform education must be matched by ambitious policies to ensure its benefits are shared and its…

JL Dutaut
Sir Hamid Patel
Opinion: Edtech

Shaping the future: Policy recommendations for AI in UK education

This article was generated by ChatGPT from a prompt created by Star Academies CEO, Hamid Patel. Read his article…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
Opinion: Academy trusts

Shining a light on the state of academy trust finances

Kevin Connor delves in a new report on academy finances to identify key developments and looming challenges

JL Dutaut
Kevin Connor
The Knowledge

Teacher-powered research: how we’re building the evidence around everyday practice

A new stream of EEF evaluations aims to give teachers better evidence to support their everyday practice

JL Dutaut
Christine Kelly and Faizaan Sami
Opinion: Edtech

How trusts can support schools to adopt AI safely

Executive teams have a responsibility to ensure their schools can benefit from new tools while minimising the risks

JL Dutaut
Simon Beamish
Opinion: Solutions

The three phases of introducing a successful internal AP

Amid a growing capacity crisis in AP, Shazad Ali describes the interventions and reintegration work underpinning his school’s internal…

JL Dutaut
Shazad Ali

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
JL Dutaut

ITT

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
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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

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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