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The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for UK schools
Thursday
23rd Apr 2026
How can AI align with Scottish schools鈥� values?
AI can help schools by focusing on their core purpose, says this head in the Scottish Highlands, who is part of a new network addressing AI in education
Teaching assistants are leaving - here鈥檚 how to make them stay
Support staff, including TAs, are leaving the profession in record numbers. So what can schools do to make them want to stay? Nancy Gedge offers her advice
How our trust went from 1,200 job titles to just 35
A senior leader at Lift Schools explains how an audit of schools uncovered a mish-mash of job roles 鈥� and why streamlining this has had numerous benefits
Two in five school leaders 鈥榗utting back on SEND support鈥�
Sutton Trust research into the cuts schools are having to make reveals the 鈥榤ismatch鈥� between the government鈥檚 ambitious plans and the funding being provided, sector leaders warn
Wednesday
22nd Apr 2026
McVittie review: No evidence of antisemitism at Bristol Brunel Academy
Independent review finds that lobbying groups did not influence the school or trust in the decision to postpone a Jewish MP鈥檚 visit last year
Ofqual issues first rebuke to exam board over 鈥榮erious failures鈥�
Exams watchdog highlights 鈥榮ystemic failures鈥欌�痓y WJEC over a six-year period, but stops short of issuing a fine after the board takes 鈥榰rgent steps鈥� to prevent recurrence
Why funny teachers aren鈥檛 (usually) better teachers
Humour is one of the traits that students value most in their teachers. But can cracking jokes actually make your teaching better? Mark Roberts takes a look at the research
Is the executive headteacher role still fit for purpose?
Do we really need this extra layer of day-to-day school management in the trust system, asks one leader who warns that it can starve headteachers of the 鈥榦xygen of autonomy鈥�
Why we completely redesigned our trust鈥檚 Sendco model
One MAT chief executive explains how his trust has moved away from having one Sendco per school to a system that allows knowledge to be shared more widely
Revealed: The 鈥榬isk鈥� SEND magnet schools face with Progress 8
The accountability penalty that schools can suffer for having a good reputation for supporting students with SEND is highlighted by new research
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Primaries face 拢288m shortfall next year due to drop in pupils
The DfE has not given schools enough support to manage the risks associated with falling pupil rolls, National Audit Office warns