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The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for UK schools
Tuesday
27th Oct 2026
Schools warned to assess risk of catering firms collapsing
The dangers of schools being drawn to the cheapest catering contracts are highlighted in a report, which also says schools are being left with fewer choices and higher prices as catering companies fail
Could new 鈥榓rgumentative essays鈥� boost reading skills?
From students ordering their thoughts to weighing up evidence and taking account of other perspectives, Cambridge International believes its new form of assessment will have huge benefits, especially in the AI era
Heads demand more funding to combat 鈥榟uge financial pressures鈥�
School leaders back open letter to Andy Burnham ahead of this week鈥檚 Budget, calling for an additional 拢4.5 billion in school funding
Monday
26th Oct 2026
Flood protection for schools set out in 拢57m scheme
The plan is to deliver flood-resilience improvements to at least 150 schools across England, the DfE says
Do schools need to 鈥榯each鈥� friendship?
Amid an epidemic of youth loneliness, rather than trying to 鈥榝ix鈥� children, schools need space to explicitly set the conditions for friendships to flourish, argues Margaret Mulholland
Why CPD should (sometimes) be about doing less, not more
Professional development can also be about working out what to drop and how to be more efficient, says this international leader
Friday
23rd Oct 2026
Powell accused of 鈥榝ailure of leadership鈥� over Ofsted comments
The Conservatives鈥� Laura Trott claims the education secretary 鈥榰ndermined鈥� Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver in a TV interview
International school partnerships: what developers want to know
A development firm CEO explains how they approached finding a partner school for an opening in Morocco to demonstrate what the process looks like from the other side
Late KCSIE changes leave schools鈥� safeguarding policies 鈥榦ut of date鈥�
Concerns over last-minute updates to safeguarding guidance come amid wider calls for the government to pause the 鈥榚ver-expanding鈥� requirements it makes of schools
Fear of growing knowledge gaps in secondary maths
A significant proportion of students with low prior attainment report that their maths lessons move on before they have understood the topic