Yesterday
What QTS changes mean for your school’s recruitment
From September 2027, all schools – including academies – must ensure teachers have QTS. Hannah Senel-Walp sets out the implications of this change
Cambridge International brings forward A-level results day
School leaders say exam board’s decision to issue international AS- and A-level results almost two weeks earlier will reduce ‘anxiety’ and ‘unnecessary pressure’ for students
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
Nav Sanghara: ‘My headship was part of my grief story’
In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their experience and their leadership philosophy. This month Nav Sanghara, CEO of Woodland Academy Trust, writes for us
Monday
School belonging schemes ‘unlikely to lead to big rises in attainment’
But FFT analysis finds that monitoring pupils’ sense of belonging can still be useful for schools – as long as they are clear about exactly what they are measuring
Why a teacher coaching session should end with one decision
It’s easy to give teachers lots of advice and ideas in a coaching session – but that can simply create inertia. Instead try to ensure that a single idea is agreed and tested, says this leader
Make climate education ‘fully cross-curricular’ in schools, DfE urged
Climate change and sustainability education must be ‘woven’ into the wider curriculum in schools and connected more clearly to careers, according to UCL report based on a survey of teenagers
Friday
How the Day of the Dead can help schools teach about grief
Updated RSHE guidance requires schools to teach about bereavement in age-appropriate ways. Learning about the Mexican Day of the Dead can be a useful route into this topic, says Jane Lavery
School evaluation from a new perspective: 5 insights for leaders
An IB leader who just completed his first school visit as an evaluator reflects on what the process taught him from the other side
