Schools Week | Education news, policy & school leadership insight - Part 326

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Tribunal tests ‘one-touch’ to ease SEND backlog

AI use ‘cuts teacher workload but not hours worked’, study suggests

1d | Education technology

DfE mandarin named new Church of England schools boss

Ofsted to review NEET prevention strategies

DfE plans £800m national SEND CPD framework

2d | Teacher training and development

Powell criticised for claim one in three ‘can’t’ pass GCSE English and maths

6d | Assessment

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Cost-cutters’ advice could be released in written form

7d | School funding

Why school communications still need the human touch

Susan HigginsAnna Pedroza

6h | Opinion

Plan now for the changes in the academy trust handbook

Stewart Harper

6h | Opinion

Inclusion and academic ambition are not mutually exclusive

Julia Polley

6h | Opinion

Why this GCSE system is no longer fit for purpose

Adam Seldon

7d | Opinion

Whether a learner uses EAL is not enough to judge similar schools

Katherine Solomon

7d | Opinion

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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

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The schools on a journey to become more inclusive

25 Jun 2026 | Inclusion

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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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Dave Woods, headteacher, Beaconsfield Primary School

30 Apr 2026 |

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Will local government reorganisation improve SEND?

23 Apr 2026 | Inclusion

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Shan Scott, former chief schools adjudicator

23 Apr 2026 | Profile

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Earlier SEND Intervention: Could Bringing Psychometric Testing Skills In-House Be Part of the Solution?

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Jack Whitehall, Doug Lemov, Elif Shafak and 300 more reasons to attend Festival of Education

19 Jun 2026 The Festival of Education

Inclusion is for life, not just the 31st December

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New Fully-Funded Training Programme for Assistant SENCOs Seeks to Address SENCO Workload Problem

18 May 2026 ESF Apprenticeships

We need a more ethnically representative teaching workforce

Stephen Gorard

3w | 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

Early intervention and joined-up support can close disadvantage gap

Emily Hunt

18 Jun 2026 | The Research Leader

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Inclusion and academic ambition are not mutually exclusive

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Plan now for the changes in the academy trust handbook

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Why school communications still need the human touch

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