Features All Features Parent activism Investigation The rise of parent activism “Would you enter a burning building, just to meet a government target?” The question flashed up on screen during… Jessica Hill 9mo Jessica Hill 9mo Profile ‘You need a sense of pride to turn schools around’ Becks Boomer-Clark recalls pulling into the car park of Oasis Academy Bristol for a job interview as vice principal…. Jessica Hill 9mo Jessica Hill 9mo Inclusive schools Profile The CEO on a moral mission to makes schools inclusive again Jonny Uttley, chief executive of The Education Alliance (TEAL) academy trust, recently asked his headteachers to write down all… Jessica Hill 9mo Jessica Hill 9mo School buildings Investigation Quick-fix school buildings hazards that could be next RAAC scandal Timber rooves held together with ‘glue and panel pins’ and materials that turn to ‘fragile Weetabix’ when wet are… Jessica Hill 10mo Jessica Hill 10mo School Leadership Profile Head turned sci fi novelist and teacher trainer Alex Prior Alex Prior well knows how painful it can be as a headteacher to pour your energy into a school, only for it… Jessica Hill 10mo Jessica Hill 10mo RAAC crisis Long read Living with RAAC: How one school is still coping with crisis Nine months after the RAAC crisis hit, the issue no longer dominates the news agenda but its fallout still… Jessica Hill 10mo Jessica Hill 10mo Labour and skills Seema Malhotra, Labour’s shadow skills minister If Labour wins power, it will unleash a “skills revolution” by revamping school curriculums and building more bridges between… Jessica Hill 11mo Jessica Hill 11mo Unions Profile Rachel Younger, school business leader and NAHT president This weekend, Rachel Younger will take to the stage in front of hundreds of school leaders as the first… Jessica Hill 11mo Jessica Hill 11mo Careers Education Profile Oli de Botton, The Careers & Enterprise Company After putting oracy at the heart of a counter-cultural school that has helped shape Labour’s election offer, Oli de… Jessica Hill 11mo Jessica Hill 11mo Features Profile The rebel CEO with a community cause Wayne Norrie is a MAT chief determined to always put children’s needs first, even if that means clashing with… Jessica Hill 11mo Jessica Hill 11mo Academies Profile Looking to the Future after online harassment Lawrence Foley went from school refuser to doctor in modernist literature – but his career almost came to a… Jessica Hill 12mo Jessica Hill 12mo Academies Profile Dan Thomas, chief executive, TLP Dan Thomas, now chief executive of The Learning Partnership trust, was once prompted by a fortune cookie to ‘take… Jessica Hill 12mo Jessica Hill 12mo Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 30 Older Must Read Covid Exclusive 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 4y James Carr 4y Covid 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 4y Tom Belger 4y