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Too much gets in the way for teachers to enjoy the job, and that’s impacting recruitment and retention, says Jon Severs

The DfE is pressing ahead with its plan to publish GCSE league tables this summer, despite widespread opposition in the sector. Given that schools have been affected differently by the pandemic, it raises awkward questions about how leaders should promote their success

Efforts to revitalise education in London have had a huge impact over the past 20 years – but risk being undone if the focus slips, says Sam Freedman

Exclusive: Allow schools and trusts involved in Early Career Framework delivery to build on first-year learning, says leader

Leaders warn that the DfE’s plan to change its school performance league tables website in the aftermath of Covid does not go far enough

Students with Send and those who are disadvantaged were more likely to meet the thresholds for consideration of a parental fine, new analysis shows 

The ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Awards ceremony was held in person for the first time in three years and celebrated the amazing achievements of schools and teachers

Planned new government standards would mean fines have to be considered if a pupil has 10 unauthorised absences in a term – including being late

A roundup of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including a ‘totally unacceptable’ GCSE exam paper mistake, the DfE’s plans to hold academy trusts to account and the things teachers shouldn’t say

The government’s updated school resource management strategy offers support for school business leaders – but it also appears to put their role in jeopardy, says Hilary Goldsmith

Blue-sky thinking is all well and good – but sometimes in education, a tweak is all that’s needed, says Helen Amass

Some critics of the Schools Bill claim it is a move by ‘The Blob’ to centralise educational power – but Sam Freedman explains why such talk risks undermining important work to bring order to the academies landscape