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Wednesday
21st Oct 2026
How school partnerships can change the odds for disadvantaged children
With the children鈥檚 commissioner sounding an alarm over the 鈥榗hildhood lottery鈥� of disadvantage, the Reach Foundation鈥檚 Ed Vainker shares the success of local partnerships involving schools, support services and businesses
Oracy has arrived - the challenge now is ensuring a clear way forward
The education secretary has said oracy should be given the same status as reading and writing 鈥� this is welcome but we have challenges ahead, says the head of oracy at Oasis School 21
Are we measuring the right things when judging schools?
Exam league tables give selective schools easy metrics of apparent success 鈥� but they also sell parents short because they don鈥檛 show what the school can really do for their children, says this head
Wednesday
7th Oct 2026
Could French school protests cross the Channel?
In the past fortnight thousands have been arrested and schools have been disrupted in France amid a wave of protests by teenagers. What鈥檚 driving the unrest? And could something similar happen in England?
Just 15 trainees for this popular subject? The DfE must act
More than 46,000 students took A-level economics this year but the subject has had fewer than 100 new specialist teachers since 2019. The government needs to make this staff shortage a priority, argues academic Sonia Strnad