Schools

£23m expansion of school edtech and AI pilot

Pilot to launch in September, and to involve primary, secondary and further education settings across England

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Solutions

The school that confiscates phones for six weeks

Head whose abuse from parents was highlighted by MPs speaks to Schools Week about his strict policy approach

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Profile

Dr Jenny Blunden, CEO, Truro and Penwith Academy Trust

When Dr Jenny Blunden took charge at her Cornish trust, its three schools were ‘broken’. But in a fight...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Suspensions tumble as trust embraces ‘emotional intelligence’ 

Influential turnaround trust criticised for high suspensions bidding to cut exclusions and 'keep children in school'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
The Business Leader

The school business leader role has evolved, but do policymakers know?

Today’s practitioners lead across finance, estates, people, digital systems, governance and organisational improvement. The language we use has not...

Freddie Whittaker
Stephen Morales
Academies

Call for ministers to settle debate over make-up of MATs

Debate comes as huge trust gives up two special schools and another says some are 'impossible' to take on

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School improvement

Impact of RISE teams to be published this year

But government will publish individual adviser objectives amid data protection concerns

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Lift academy trust set to hand over two special schools

The 58-school MAT believes both academies will be 'best supported within a specialist trust'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Profile

Andrew Truby, CEO, St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust

When Andrew Truby took leadership of a Catholic trust, he was on his own and had no schools. He...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson