Schools Week | Education news, policy & school leadership insight - Part 4

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Much-delayed RISE local plans set for summer release

5h | School improvement

New service launched to help schools with cyber attacks

Attendance and behaviour will remain linked, says Ofsted

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Data reveals untapped educational psychologist pipeline

From the frontline: Ofsted, funding and industrial action

Schools will not be added as safeguarding ‘fourth partner’

5h | Safeguarding

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DfE ‘ignores’ special school staff in annual workforce forecasts

Some children need drama before they can find their voice

Stephen Mitchell

5h | Opinion: Curriculum

Why schools must protect a child’s sense of belonging

Kieran Smith

5h | Opinion

The curriculum review gives us a chance to get RE right

Donna LeeRussell Gray

5h | Opinion: Curriculum

Good sleep hygiene is crucial in the battle to improve attendance

Jude Yoxall

5h | Opinion: Attendance

Teaching pupils how to choose their values is a form of civic literacy

Cerian Parker-Yeates

5h | Opinion

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Dave Woods, headteacher, Beaconsfield Primary School

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Will local government reorganisation improve SEND?

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New heads need more than a one-off qualification, say charities

2w | Leadership and governance

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Shan Scott, former chief schools adjudicator

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Earning the right to deprivation funding

31 Mar 2026 | School funding

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Guy Shears, CEO, Central Region Schools Trust

24 Mar 2026 | Profile

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Lessons from the frontline of Russia’s propaganda war

10 Mar 2026 | Schools

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Will reforms fix the SEND funding crisis?

27 Feb 2026 | Schools white paper

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Sharing not siloed: The special schools bringing inclusion into the mainstream

17 Feb 2026 | Inclusion

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The Growth of the AI Practitioner in Schools

9 Apr 2026 Best Practice Network

CPD Workshops Announced For Inspiring Leadership Conference

19 Mar 2026 Blackberry Events

CPD Accreditation Among New Developments For The Inspiring Leadership Conference

26 Jan 2026 Blackberry Events

Equity and agency for a changing world – how six core skills are transforming inclusive education

22 Jan 2026 ASDAN

Operational excellence is the next frontier for school improvement

Stephen Morales

19h | The Business Leader

Fixing the teacher pipeline means looking at the joints, not just the flow

Clare Routledge

18h | The Research Leader

AI, subject access requests and metadata: What schools need to know

Claire Archibald

2w | The Legal Leader

Why we’re replacing local governing bodies with regional school boards

Adrian Ball

3w | The Boardroom Leader

Movers & Shakers

Ark boss Lucy Heller to step down after 22 years

Movers and shakers: Ofsted, DRET, The Brilliant Club

More DfE change as new regional director revealed

Nottingham professors to lead university teacher trainers’ body

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Data reveals untapped educational psychologist pipeline

Early Access

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DfE ‘ignores’ special school staff in annual workforce forecasts

Early Access

Staff to strike at England’s largest exam board

5h | Assessment

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Why schools must protect a child’s sense of belonging

Good sleep hygiene is crucial in the battle to improve attendance

5h | Opinion: Attendance

The curriculum review gives us a chance to get RE right

5h | Opinion: Curriculum

Some children need drama before they can find their voice

5h | Opinion: Curriculum

Teaching pupils how to choose their values is a form of civic literacy

5h | Opinion