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Creating a negotiating body for school support staff feels like a sensible step, but it could reduce the flexibility that has made trusts so successful, says CST deputy Steve Rollett

The commercial director at Thinking Schools Academy Trust explains how it has used KPIs to oversee the overseers – and the positive impact this has had

ÌÇÐÄVlog analysis reveals a big increase in Ofsted monitoring inspections, prompting warnings about school leaders’ wellbeing and inspector workload

Negotiations come amid growing industrial action by the teaching union, with school leaders telling ÌÇÐÄVlog that disputes have left them feeling ‘distressed’ and ‘exploited’

The NAHT has published medical support guidance to help school leaders identify unsafe practices and challenge unreasonable expectations

Legal experts challenge the DfE’s decision not to mandate social media checks when schools are recruiting staff, in its updated Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance

Schools in England had the highest daily absence rate so far during the 2025-26 academic year in June, when temperatures reached 37.7C

Suspensions and permanent exclusions have reduced nationally for the first time since the pandemic, but suspensions are up in primary and for pupils with education, health and care plans

The education secretary writes for ÌÇÐÄVlog to explain why she hopes new anti-bullying guidance and a negotiating body for support staff will have a real impact for all those in schools

The ballot of Unison members follows the union’s rejection of a 3.3 per cent pay offer from council employers

Schools report that internal truancy has got worse since the pandemic. Now, for the first time, research gives us an indication of how prevalent the challenge is across secondary schools

Updated safeguarding guidance has now been published, with schools expected to be fully compliant by 1 September