Features All Features Schools Long read RAAC: Why have we tolerated this ‘ticking timebomb’ for so long? While the dangers of reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete (RAAC) have only recently been on the public’s radar, it has… Jessica Hill 8mo Jessica Hill 8mo Schools Investigation How hostile immigration policies are ‘piling misery on to children’ Thousands of traumatised Afghan children, displaced by the Taliban, face educational disruptions and funding shortfalls in the UK. Jessica Hill 10mo Jessica Hill 10mo Extra-curricular Long read How a school’s new clubs are lifting attendance and wellbeing In an education world dominated by academic results, a West Sussex school is bucking the trend and focusing on… Jessica Hill 10mo Jessica Hill 10mo Schools Long read Who’s supporting school leaders to stop them hitting crisis point? Executive head Sara-Jane Baker has had a rough week. After a gruelling three-hour child protection review the day before… Jessica Hill 11mo Jessica Hill 11mo Schools Profile Reuben Moore, executive director, National Institute of Teaching How do you skill up the next generation of teachers without overloading them? And then keep them motivated enough… Jessica Hill 11mo Jessica Hill 11mo Schools Investigation Investigation: teacher deregulation, by the back door How teaching’s graduate status is being eroded Jessica Hill 11mo Jessica Hill 11mo Politics Profile Munira Wilson, Lib Dem education spokesperson Munira Wilson, the MP for Twickenham and since 2021 the Lib Dems’ spokesperson for education, proudly describes the party… Jessica Hill 12mo Jessica Hill 12mo MATs Profile Wesley Davies, CEO, The Two Counties Trust Most MAT chiefs are lucky if they get to open one free school in their lifetime. Wesley Davies has… Jessica Hill 12mo Jessica Hill 12mo SEND Profile Ellie Costello, director, Square Peg Ellie Costello is at the front of a growing movement against the “one-size-fits-all” education system that creates, she says,… Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill 1y Attendance Investigation ‘The new epidemic’: Why more pupils are missing school Absenteeism has become endemic in our schools. The search for solutions is keeping headteachers awake at night but, despite… Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill 1y Schools Profile Christine Stansfield, chief executive, Mowbray Education Trust Christine Stansfield tells me she was on the verge of pulling out of this interview because she feared she… Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill 1y Ofsted Ofsted left head feeling ‘powerless, weak and humiliated’ After the recent outpouring of anger over the death of Ruth Perry, a headteacher who described his Ofsted experience… Amy Walker 1y Amy Walker 1y Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 28 Older Must Read Covid Exclusive DfE threatened with legal action over ‘unlawful’ Covid attendance rules The government is being threatened with legal action if it fails to update attendance guidance for vulnerable children and… James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Covid Academy trusts’ cash stash rises to £3bn despite pandemic pressures Academy trusts boosted their reserves and surpluses last year despite the upheaval of Covid, official figures show. New Department… Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y