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The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for UK schools
Friday
3rd Jul 2026
Revealed: RISE teams鈥� priorities for each region
The DfE publishes plans setting out its school improvement priorities for all of the nine regions in England
Safeguarding: is your school鈥檚 DSL getting the support they need?
The remit of the DSL has grown exponentially in recent years but the staffing, training and authority given to the role have barely changed, writes experienced safeguarding leader David Strange
Lucy Heller: Government needs to run the system, not try to run schools
As she steps down as CEO of Ark after 22 years, Lucy Heller gives Jon Severs an exclusive rare interview about her views on trusts, politics and the post-Covid period in schools
How to find the marginal gains in your school
A Tour de France-loving headteacher explains why success in the sport has lessons for schools everywhere
Schools face 鈥榙ifficult decisions鈥� over using X, says attorney general
The government鈥檚 chief legal adviser, Richard Hermer, speaks exclusively to 糖心Vlog about citizenship, rule of law teaching and social media
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Thursday
2nd Jul 2026
CST questions legality of CEO pay crackdown
Academy trust sector body tells members it is 鈥榯esting the legalities鈥� of the government鈥檚 plan to limit MAT senior leaders鈥� pay
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Union calls for 鈥榝lexible鈥� school start after England vs Mexico
The call from NEU鈥檚 Daniel Kebede follows England manager Thomas Tuchel, who told parents to 鈥榳rite an excuse for school and let children watch鈥� the World Cup match
Schools told to pay 鈥榟alf鈥� of teacher pay rise
The DfE has told schools they will need to find the first 1 per cent of next year鈥檚 teacher pay rise 鈥� but this money will be on top of the 鈥榝inancial headroom鈥� the government claims exists in schools鈥� budgets
KS2 Sats results delayed by more than a week
Exam board apologises for 鈥榯echnical issues鈥� as government considers cancelling Pearson contract
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Exam board rebuked for 鈥榮erious鈥� and 鈥榓voidable鈥� A-level maths failures
Pearson Edexcel accepted that during last year鈥檚 exam series, its questions were 鈥榰nreasonably similar鈥� to 2022 A-level maths exams after it repurposed previous contingency papers
Why emotional intelligence should be taught in schools
In a world becoming increasingly reliant on AI, helping young people to develop their emotional intelligence skills has never been more important, writes Jean Gross
How finding your trust鈥檚 blind spots can help it grow
Trust improvement isn鈥檛 just about addressing your weaknesses 鈥� it鈥檚 also about finding ways to enhance your strengths, says this senior MAT leader, who explains the benefits of inviting external scrutiny