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Colin Diamond, professor of educational leadership, University of Birmingham

Colin Diamond, professor of educational leadership, University of Birmingham As we stroll through the bustling Edgbaston campus of the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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ACE Schools Trust: The MAT branching into family services

ACE Schools Multi Academy Trust, an alternative provision trust in Devon, is developing a new way to provide wraparound…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Should home education have statutory monitoring?

With the second reading of the Home Education (Duty of Local Authorities) Bill due in parliament, we brought together…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Luke Tryl, director of corporate strategy, Ofsted

Luke Tryl, Ofsted’s director of corporate strategy, is one of those people who always appears impeccably presented – which…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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The school leading on job shares from the top

“Why did you leave, and why are you coming back?” Simon Knight fizzles with delight as he tells the…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Can schools make any more savings?

With chancellor Hammond’s autumn budget offering schools a one-off payment of £50,000 for “little extras” but no increase in…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter


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Anne Heavey, national director, Whole School SEND

Anne Heavey hated school so much that she dropped out when she was 13, and it took the local…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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The school giving pupils stolen bikes

When Churchill Community College brought in three local employers to talk about career opportunities, some of the “most disaffected”…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Should Ofsted be abolished? Bousted debates Mastin

Should it stay or should it go? Or should it be reformed? The debate on the future of Ofsted…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Frank Norris, Director, Co-op Academies Trust

Frank Norris is either the most relaxed academy boss I’ve ever met or he’s got an incredible poker face….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Shireland Collegiate Academy: The school replacing TAs with technology

Shireland Collegiate Academy has been signposted by the DfE as an example of EdTech best practice. Schools Week went…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Exclusions: are there too many or too few?

As the debate on school exclusions becomes increasingly polarised, we brought together two people with opposing views to see…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter

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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