Solutions

Solutions: How trusts can operate at scale over distance

An increase in multi-academy trusts spanning multiple regions means we need to develop new ways to deliver school improvement,...

JL Dutaut
Rebekah Ramsden and Jo Myhill-Johnson
Solutions

How a media storm develops and how to sail through it

A plethora of recent headlines shows schools must have a plan for navigating (thankfully predictable) media storms, writes Ruth...

JL Dutaut
Ruth Sparkes
Solutions

School funding: Can a ‘magic formula’ cut spend but not standards?

Integrated curriculum financial planning has been around for years, but the government has increasingly seized on its benefits

John Dickens
John Dickens
Solutions

The knock on the door: A simple solution to poor attendance?

We visited a school where staff did 4,000 home visits in one year to support pupils

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Solutions

Can childcare fill primary schools’ empty classrooms?

On-site childcare delivers many benefits for schools, but 'practical issues' face leaders considering renting out vacated spaces

John Dickens
John Dickens
Solutions

Our commitment to solutions journalism

We will keep exposing the issues facing schools, but can we provide extra value by doing a better job...

John Dickens
John Dickens