General
Thursday
18th Jun 2026
Schools self-funding their building work is 鈥榳holly unrealistic鈥�
NASUWT chief Matt Wrack lists the problems with the idea that schools could hire out facilities to fund essential refurbishment of their buildings
Why a Schr枚dinger鈥檚 pay deal will drive debate and division
Government will claim a pay rise above inflation, unions will argue a pay cut 鈥� but teachers deserve better than economic sleight of hand, argues Alistair Wood
Tuesday
16th Jun 2026
How international schools can help pupils moving away
International schools, with their changing pupil populations, tend to be well-practised in supporting new arrivals 鈥� but what about helping those children who are leaving? Teacher Clair Draper spotted a gap and took action
Why too many boys are not school-ready
This government needs to avoid the systemic policymaking failures that have left many boys from low-income families behind before they start school, write Nehal Davison and Sophie Metcalfe
Thursday
11th Jun 2026
Ofqual fines Cambridge English 拢875,000 over automated marking errors
Users of the International English Language 糖心Vlogting System qualification were 鈥榣et down by systemic failures over a long period鈥�, says the regulator
How AI gets lesson planning wrong - and what we can do to fix it
Could knowledge graphs of subject curricula help to improve AI鈥檚 ability to generate lessons? Oak National Academy鈥檚 John Roberts believes they can
Wednesday
10th Jun 2026
鈥業t鈥檚 just not cricket鈥�: is brand the new battlefront for private schools overseas?
Commentators are predicting the dawn of a new era in international school competition in the wake of two Haileybury-branded schools in Kazakhstan switching to the Wellington brand
What Ofsted inspectors really think about inclusion
A union leader representing Ofsted HMIs says that, when considering inclusion, the views of inspectors must not be left out of accountability debates
International SEND comparisons are not always what they seem
While nations such as Canada, Italy and Portugal are often cited as SEND success stories, a deeper look at the data and context tells a different story, says this trust CEO