The Boardroom Leader

The Boardroom Leader

Boards must step up to the growing challenge of SEND – here’s how

Here’s how our trust has put SEND at the heart of its boardroom decision-making and it’s having a transformative…

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Charlotte Harding

The Business Leader

The Business Leader

The windfall that could save schools a fortune

Good financial news is hard to come by for the education sector, so don’t miss this opportunity

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Benedicte Yue and Steve Simkins

The Legal Leader

The Legal Leader

What does new anti-fraud legislation mean for schools?

A new law coming into force this month raises the bar in terms of how schools are expected to…

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Kamal Chauhan and Charlotte Cassells
The Legal Leader

The Intradev breach is a wake-up call on cyber risk management

The time for naïve optimism on tech security is over. Here’s how school leaders can begin to make informed,…

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Claire Archibald
The Legal Leader

Unpacking Martyn’s Law: a roadmap to safety and security for schools

A new act of parliament places duties on schools to be prepared in case of acts of deliberate violence….

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Melissa Haskell
The Legal Leader

How Labour should (and shouldn’t) reform SEND tribunals

Holding local authorities to account for repeatedly abusing the tribunal process (and bad faith engagement in mediation) is key

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Qaisar Sheikh
The Legal Leader

Legal: What the new phase of the Covid inquiry means for schools

Here’s what ‘Module 8’ of the Covid inquiry will aim to ascertain, along with some advice for schools and…

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Krishna Pancholi
The Legal Leader

Legal: How to manage restructuring, redundancies and industrial action

With more budget cuts on the horizon, here are some answers to the questions leaders ask us most about…

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Sarah Linden

The Research Leader

The Research Leader

Our national wellbeing problems require local solutions

The 3,000 young voices represented in our new report add surprising local context to national concerns about youth mental…

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Vivienne Avery
The Research Leader

Do we really know how to attract and retain teachers?

A new Ambition Institute report sheds light on how teachers and non-teachers decide whether the profession is (still) for…

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Dr Sam Sims
The Research Leader

‘Dreadful parents’: What do teachers really think?

Our data shows teachers don’t see parents as a key cause of worsening behaviour – but it doesn’t let…

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June Stevenson
The Research Leader

How can we finally make financial education a reality?

Our gold-standard research shows how government can deliver what the public at large wants – without over-burdening teachers

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Johnny Runge
The Research Leader

Understanding and tackling violence against girls in schools

New research shows the worrying extent of violence against girls in and out of school and points to ways…

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Dr Lauren Sullivan
The Research Leader

Mental health investment could transform GCSE results

A new report shows that supporting young people with mental health would improve school outcomes and boost the economy

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Catherine Roche