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Every primary school publishes a pupil premium strategy. Inspectors read them. Governors scrutinise them. Leaders devote hours to drafting and updating them. But are...
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Flexible working is increasingly common in many workplaces. But the adoption of flexible practices in schools has been slow and patchy. For many leaders,...
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Following breakdowns in relationships between schools and parents, Victoria Hatton suggests policy and legal changes from government that could rebuild cohesion It’s time we...
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When academy trusts first emerged, the layers of governance were often misunderstood. Over time, like many trusts, we’ve refined our approach – learning what...
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More than 80 years have now passed since the end of the Second World War, and the continental genocide of Europe’s Jews. Over that...
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The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust has reported a stark fall in schools marking Holocaust Memorial Day. In 2023, around 2,000 secondary schools marked the...
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Academy trust inspection is about to become more than just an ambition. As they legislate, ministers have a golden opportunity to set expectations that...
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Multi-academy trusts are not automatically better than other models, but in a system under strain, purpose-led trusts may be our best chance, says Gemma...
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When it comes to trust inspection, the government has been clear about two things. First, it intends to introduce inspection at trust level from...
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Recruiting and retaining specialist maths teachers remains one of the most persistent challenges for secondary schools in England. In the absence of specialist recruitment,...
