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The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for UK schools
Thursday
10th Jul 2025
Ofsted seeks to address schools鈥� fears about new inspections
Watchdog will host a series of webinars on new-style inspections after announcing that schools will only get half a term鈥檚 notice on its finalised plans
Why we shouldn鈥檛 rely on acronyms to help students write
Acronyms like PEE and AFOREST, designed to help students structure their writing, don鈥檛 come close to capturing the complexity of learning in English, writes Zoe Enser
Wednesday
9th Jul 2025
Revealed: the 20 leaders in DfE鈥檚 MAT chiefs group
The new advisory group, due to meet for the first time next week, includes the leaders of many of the biggest academy trusts, an email seen by 糖心Vlog reveals
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4 ways to better support families of pupils with SEND
Navigating a complicated SEND system, while managing a child with complex needs, can feel exhausting for families, writes Leyla Gambell. This is how schools can help
Pros and cons of teaching a bespoke curriculum
Is a job at a school that has its own in-house curriculum a way to break away from the shackles of established programmes 鈥� or more hassle than it鈥檚 worth?
Tuesday
8th Jul 2025
How to help pupils ask better questions
Mark Enser outlines why questions matter in the classroom 鈥� and how to support pupils to get better at asking them
From AI to zoology: An 鈥楢-Z鈥� approach to careers guidance
Podcasts and videos from experts in different industries are helping parents and children to have informed discussions about a changing careers landscape, explain two senior leaders at International Schools Partnership
Thursday
3rd Jul 2025
How a 鈥榗ommunity of practice鈥� can transform teacher CPD
This approach can help teachers to strengthen links to their wider subject communities, boosting professional development in the process, says psychology teacher Lyndsey Hayes
Too many chiefs? The debate over MATs having joint CEOs
With two multi-academy trust mergers proposing a dual-CEO leadership model, Dan Worth investigates how common this approach is 鈥� and whether it can really work