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The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for UK schools
Wednesday
1st Jul 2026
How will the MAT CEO pay cap work?
Multi-academy trusts will need government approval before advertising chief executive salaries above 拢174,000, under plans announced today
Revealed: Teachers to be offered 3.5% pay rise
The government also announces curbs on the salaries of multi-academy trust executives
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Will Labour鈥檚 plan to fix coastal schools work?
The government has pledged to drive up support for coastal schools, but what is the scale of the challenges faced by schools in these communities and what will it take to overcome them? Jasmine Norden investigates
Structured discretion: the hidden power that decides heads鈥� fate
An experienced leader reflects on research he鈥檚 conducted into how hands-on or hands-off boards and owners are 鈥� and why this can have a huge impact on school outcomes
Tuesday
30th Jun 2026
More than 拢300m could be taken from DfE budget to fund defence
The prime minister, saying that the UK has to be prepared for war, sets out his Defence Investment Plan, which will divert funding from the capital budget for schools
The problems with a school phone ban: a research perspective
Banning phones can have unintended consequences, so schools need to be cautious about how they implement the statutory ban in September, new research suggests
Epsom College to open two schools in the UAE
Plans for British curriculum schools in Abu Dhabi and Dubai are a clear vote of confidence in the international sector in the Middle East despite the disruption caused by war
Cultural leadership in international schools - 5 key approaches
Cultural misunderstandings can have serious consequences in British international schools 鈥� from staff disengaging to pupils leaving. Now one international school leader is working on a framework to help navigate this complexity
Why you should 鈥榚at the elephant鈥� this summer holidays
Could a 鈥榦ne bite at a time鈥� approach help reduce those nagging holiday voices reminding you there鈥檚 work to be done? This international leader thinks so
Monday
29th Jun 2026
Ofsted criticised for 鈥榠nhumane鈥� inspections during heatwave
School leaders demand explanation for the decision to carry out inspections last week as schools dealt with overheated staff and pupils 鈥榲omiting left, right and centre鈥�
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Pay teachers more in white working-class areas, DfE told
England鈥檚 education system is 鈥榥ot set up to serve white working-class children and families鈥�, independent inquiry warns