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The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for UK schools
Tuesday
17th Feb 2026
How drama techniques can reboot oracy teaching
Oracy shouldn鈥檛 just be a tick-box exercise, says this primary teacher, who explains how incorporating approaches from acting can help pupils with literacy
Suella Braverman appointed Reform UK education spokesperson
Former Tory minister, who was twice sacked as home secretary under Conservative governments, claims schools are facing 鈥榓 quiet crisis鈥�
We built RISE to listen, learn and improve
After an interim evaluation of the government鈥檚 RISE school improvement programme, DfE director general Tim Coulson sets out his vision for the scheme
How the Johari window helps school leaders
Self-awareness is key to good leadership, and the Johari window can help you better analyse your behaviour, argues Chris Baker
Why schools appointing AI champions is a game-changer
The head of artificial intelligence at a group with more than 70 schools across the world shares advice for embedding and sharing AI experimentation at scale
Lack of diversity among curriculum drafters 鈥榙eeply concerning鈥�
Open letter with nearly 100 signatories calls for a 鈥榤ore diverse range鈥� of drafters to write the new national curriculum, warning there is a risk of 鈥榥arrow鈥� content
Monday
16th Feb 2026
DfE commits 拢26m to recruit more educational psychologists
Funding for hundreds more educational psychologists announced amid concerns that specialists are spending too much time on admin rather than supporting children
We鈥檝e got SEND support the wrong way around
Writing ahead of the government announcing special educational needs reforms, head Keziah Featherstone says support should be universally available in schools 鈥� not something that children have to wait years for
Schools face wait for 鈥榰rgently needed鈥� medical guidance
Minister says new guidance on supporting pupils with medical conditions won鈥檛 be published until the spring after MPs warn of young people being left 鈥榚xposed鈥�
What schools need to understand about foundational knowledge
The renewed Ofsted framework refers to foundational knowledge. What is it, and how can schools demonstrate that they are providing it?
Why we鈥檝e built a digital bank for our primary pupils
A trust leader explains how a playground conversation about Amazon led to the introduction of fictional currency that helps to teach children about handling money