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Sam Freedman outlines why ‘working together across the system’ could help solve the ‘confusing’ problem of multi-academy trusts, as he provides a three-stage solution

Education in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is not as different as sometimes portrayed, writes Henry Hepburn

Too often lunchtime in schools is about shovelling down food – there is precious little time to catch up with friends. But why?

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The pandemic has upended societal structures, yet many still claim that lasting timetable change in schools is too complex. However, Emma Seith has found such change is already taking place

Changing exams or cutting doors demonstrates that the chance for improvements that outlive the pandemic is being missed, writes Emma Seith

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Government language in its efforts to improve literacy and numeracy is unacceptable and unhelpful, says Jon Severs

The shock of the pandemic does not look like leading to radical change in Scottish education, says Henry Hepburn

Arbitrary targets in the levelling up White Paper could risk undermining more structural, and more important, work to reform the education sector, explains Sam Freedman

Recent pledges to raise standards will come to nothing if the government does not address the systemic issues that schools face, says Chris Rossiter

School staff are among the employees most likely to suffer from long Covid – but currently, there is no clear guidance on how they should be supported if they do. So what are the problems that sufferers are facing? And what will the consequences be for education if the government fails to take action?