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Forfar CEO: ‘Sitting behind a desk is a very dangerous place from which to run a company’

John Forsyth talks to Dan Worth about how an unexpected career path led him to launch a growing international schools group, his belief in ‘safe, happy’ children being the bedrock of learning and why outdoor experiences beat AI-led lessons

Specialist Sector

3 November 2026

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How school partnerships can change the odds for disadvantaged children

Oracy has arrived - the challenge now is ensuring a clear way forward

How to raise the status of oracy in schools

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Primary

5 strategies to close the literacy disadvantage gap

How a reading partnership with Ukraine helps our pupils

How we tackled poor primary attendance - with real impact

General

Ofsted: Teachers invited to share views on how inspection should change

What’s happening with the SEND reforms?

2005 reforms were meant to fix Ofsted - now they’re the cause of inspection concerns

Early Years

How we drove a huge increase in our GLD score in 3 years

Too many leaders ignore the early years - but our school does things differently

Why every school leader should understand the early years

Early years language focus can boost progress by two months

Early years reading focus can have a real impact

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To profit or not to profit? How a new model is changing international schools

International schools have historically been not-for-profit institutions set up to serve expats, but the schools now being opened overseas by UK private brands are different, says this experienced head

GSM chief Robert Tarn: ‘I never realised international schools existed’

The former multi-academy trust leader talks to ��Vlog about his career path to becoming CEO of GEMS School Management, his plan to open 100 international schools and why the secret of school success is the same in Zanzibar or Sunderland

Why Australia’s private school system is a world apart from the UK

State funding for private schools may sound unthinkable, but that’s the everyday reality Down Under – and it could pose some ideas for the UK, says HMC’s Simon Hyde

Why the UAE is rolling out an AI literacy curriculum - and reducing screen use

Sarah Al Amiri, minister of education for the United Arab Emirates, talks to ��Vlog about a major new initiative in the nation, training teachers at scale and creating a welcoming environment for international schools

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Analysis

Forfar CEO: ‘Sitting behind a desk is a very dangerous place from which to run a company’

Forfar CEO: ‘Sitting behind a desk is a very dangerous place from which to run a company’

What if schools didn’t have to wait for a SEND diagnosis?

Tackling conspiracy theories in schools: understanding the psychology

The film driving a campaign for a fairer approach to attendance

Is a lack of support forcing dads out of teaching?

‘Useless degree’ fears: how AI is changing student choices

Could new ‘argumentative essays’ boost reading skills?

International school partnerships: what developers want to know

Secondary

How school partnerships can change the odds for disadvantaged children

Oracy has arrived - the challenge now is ensuring a clear way forward

Are we measuring the right things when judging schools?

Primary

5 strategies to close the literacy disadvantage gap

How a reading partnership with Ukraine helps our pupils

How we tackled poor primary attendance - with real impact

General

Ofsted: Teachers invited to share views on how inspection should change

What’s happening with the SEND reforms?

2005 reforms were meant to fix Ofsted - now they’re the cause of inspection concerns

Early Years

How we drove a huge increase in our GLD score in 3 years

Too many leaders ignore the early years - but our school does things differently

Early years language focus can boost progress by two months

Specialist Sector

To profit or not to profit? How a new model is changing international schools

GSM chief Robert Tarn: ‘I never realised international schools existed’

Why Australia’s private school system is a world apart from the UK

Why the UAE is rolling out an AI literacy curriculum - and reducing screen use