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Acland-Hood replaced as DfE permanent secretary

Antisemitism review: New training and Ofsted trust scrutiny pledged

Scrap SPaG test and replace scaled SATs scores, report says

20h | Assessment

SEND costs overtake staff pay as biggest budget pressure, governors warn

1d | School funding

De Souza: Give strategic authorities legal duty to improve attendance

Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England from September 2026

2d | Pay and conditions

Academy trust inspections not likely until 2028, says Ofsted

Our new complaints review service shows we’re not marking our own homework

Martyn Oliver

5d | Opinion

Enrichment should be a reality for all young people

Ruth Marvel

5d | Opinion

Why you sometimes just have to say no

Stephen Crinall

5d | Opinion

Nobody wants a fragmented system of qualifications

Gina Cicerone

5d | Opinion

Why factual fluency is the right answer

Louise Pennington

5d | Opinion

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‘I know what it is like to feel different and overlooked’

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‘Something isn’t working for a significant proportion of children’

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‘The government trails us. It’s time they recognised schools’ forward-thinking work’

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Bridget Phillipson: did she deliver for schools?

23 Jul 2026 | Politics

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The Island Challenge: Tackling poor outcomes on the Isle of Wight

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Warwick Sharp, CEO, GLF Schools

2 Jul 2026 | Academies

The schools on a journey to become more inclusive

25 Jun 2026 | Inclusion

Bricklaying, hairdressing and zoo trips: How to solve the NEET crisis

18 Jun 2026 | Solutions

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Carole Bennett, chief executive officer, HFL Education

21 May 2026 |

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An alternative to the alternative: The possibilities that online AP opens for schools

What if we stopped asking what young people know? We should ask them what they can do with it.

Accessible assessment: a strategic imperative for school and college leaders

1w Cambridge OCR

Have your say. Shape what’s next.

21 Sep 2026 AQA

Four steps towards a revolution in professional learning

Stuart KimeRob Coe

17 Sep 2026 | The Research Leader

We need a more ethnically representative teaching workforce

Stephen Gorard

6 Aug 2026 | The Research Leader

Strong boards need both organisational memory and fresh perspective

Agnes Fitzpatrick

30 Jul 2026 | The Boardroom Leader

How governance has moved on in the past 20 years

Hannah Stolton

2 Jul 2026 | The Boardroom Leader

Movers & Shakers

Movers and shakers: ASCL, Bridge, Reach South

CEO steps down as trust moves ahead with huge merger

Andrew O’Neill leaves DfE adviser role early

Movers and shakers: Oasis, Cam, Kids

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Academies get their moment in the spotlight, but debates rage on

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Movers and shakers: ASCL, Bridge, Reach South

5d | Movers and Shakers

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‘I know what it is like to feel different and overlooked’

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Movers and shakers: Oasis, Cam, Kids

2w | Movers and Shakers

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‘Something isn’t working for a significant proportion of children’

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‘The government trails us. It’s time they recognised schools’ forward-thinking work’

17 Sep 2026

Movers and shakers: #BeeWell, ImpactEd, Creative Education Trust

17 Sep 2026 | Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: LEO, Swale, Penrose

3 Sep 2026 | Movers and Shakers