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The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

Jess Staufenberg meets a headteacher for whom a project for refugee children is a career high point Tom Leverage,…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
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Profile: Ruth Davies

The new president of the NAHT reveals her trajectory, from a childhood home that prized education  through three primary…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
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The Horsham Schools Partnership

Jess Staufenberg discovers that when it comes to rural schools, the system helps those who help themselves Before re-naming…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
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Profile: Patrick Roach, general secretary, NASUWT

In conversation with the new NASUWT general secretary, Freddie Whittaker finds a leader determined to put members first It’s…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
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The trailblazer programme aiming to improve mental health support

Jess Staufenberg visits Greenshaw High School, where a new programme is bringing health and education together to improve mental…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
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Profile: Professor James Tooley

James Tooley’s vision of no-frills private schools is now a reality in England. How afraid should the state sector…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Profile: Hilary Spencer

JL Dutaut meets Ambition Institute’s new CEO, an ex-civil servant for whom policy is about creating the conditions for…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
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School visit: future-ready Foxfield primary

Jess Staufenberg discovers a school that’s breaking the underperformance Catch 22, going beyond the model of School 21, and…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
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Profile: Dr Kate Chhatwal

Equity and social justice are what drives Challenge Partners CEO, Kate Chhatwal – and yes, you can call her…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
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Profile: Jeremy Hannay

Headteacher Jeremy Hannay speaks to JL Dutaut about beating scepticism and building a culture of trust “I haven’t seen…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
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Profile: Ava Sturridge-Packer

Ava Sturridge-Packer’s sparkling CV is the result of overcoming injustice, writes Jess Staufenberg It was 1982, and now-education consultant…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
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Profile: Micon Metcalfe

Micon Metcalfe’s rise was never a given. Jess Staufenberg meets the school secretary turned government adviser Micon Metcalfe, one…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut

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DfE threatened with legal action over ‘unlawful’ Covid attendance rules

The government is being threatened with legal action if it fails to update attendance guidance for vulnerable children and…

James Carr
James Carr
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Academy trusts’ cash stash rises to £3bn despite pandemic pressures

Academy trusts boosted their reserves and surpluses last year despite the upheaval of Covid, official figures show. New Department…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger