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The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for UK schools
Wednesday
15th Jul 2026
Most primary schools post pictures of pupils on social media聽
However, over a quarter of primaries and one in five secondaries plan to change their picture-sharing policies in the near future, with fears raised over AI deepfakes and extortion
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Oak lessons to warn strangulation during sex is a crime
Resources developed by Oak National Academy aim to help schools teach the revised RSHE curriculum, which comes into force in September
Tuesday
14th Jul 2026
MAT to be broken up after behaviour policy backlash
Athena Learning Trust鈥檚 nine schools will transfer to other organisations after trustees acknowledge a 鈥榗lear need for change鈥�
Revealed: Scale of Ofsted complaints under report card framework
Data showing that one in 20 inspection activities resulted in a complaint has been published in the watchdog鈥檚 annual report and accounts for 2025-26
The purpose of KS3 cannot simply be prep for GCSEs
We need to see key stage 3 as a key intervention point that is reactive to the critical period of early adolescence, argues Becks Boomer-Clark
Coastal schools shouldn鈥檛 be encouraging students to 鈥榚scape鈥�
Telling pupils in coastal communities that school is a springboard to 鈥榚scape鈥� is a harmful message that deprives these towns of the very people they need to thrive, says head Hannah Carter
3 things affecting teenagers鈥� mental health
Researchers at the BrainWaves conference last week summarised a range of studies that tell us more about adolescent wellbeing, and how schools might be able to support young people鈥檚 mental health
Fears about digital exams don鈥檛 鈥榮tack up鈥�, says AQA boss
Despite recent high-profile problems with traditional pen-and-paper exams, the CEO of England鈥檚 biggest exam board tells 糖心Vlog that there should be more urgency in introducing on-screen assessment
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How the GLD target could hide a growing early years divide
The early years disadvantage gap is at its widest since 2014, research shows, raising questions about whose progress getting 75 per cent of children to a good level of development will rely on
Monday
13th Jul 2026
Unions gauge support for industrial action over teacher pay
Teachers and leaders to be polled on action as findings reveal anger over next year鈥檚 3.5 per cent pay award
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What can England learn from other countries trying to fix SEND?
A recent DfE roundtable discussion brought together representatives from five countries to share their experiences of SEND reform. Ellie Harris and Loic Menzies explain some of the key takeaways
How to get the new careers education guidance right
As the number of young people who are Neet continues to cause concern, Ark鈥檚 Sarah Taunton explains how her trust has redesigned its careers provision in line with the updated guidance