Ofsted to check schools’ phone policies and ‘tougher guidance’ coming – DfE Government will also consult on a potential social media ban for children and advise school staff not to use their own phones in front of pupils
Education questions: Ministers grilled on SEND, funding, free schools, social media and more Live updates from ministers after they took questions in Parliament
Teachers can make English sing鈥r mute it with a fronted adverbial Despite some concerns about the curriculum and assessment review, there is room for hopeful interpretation
Social mobility can be harmful if it means ditching your roots Schools need to replace deficit-based narratives with approaches that celebrate belonging, dignity and identity affirmation, says Danielle Lewis-Egonu
Mental health and school dissatisfaction driving more children into home education Heads’ leader says it’s ‘vital to ensure that families have made the choice to home educate for the right reasons’
Trust CEO, ex-civil servant and safeguarding expert join Ofsted board Lucy Heller, Hardip Begol and Alan Wood among five new appointments to governing board of the inspectorate
The school business leader role has evolved, but do policymakers know? Today鈥檚 practitioners lead across finance, estates, people, digital systems, governance and organisational improvement. The language we use has not kept pace with that evolution
Given the choice, do we want SEND segregation in education? If we accept specialist facilities should exist primarily to support inclusion, rather than as parallel systems, we must consider how to measure their effectiveness
We need your input to ensure NPQs provide the skills needed in schools聽 The demands on leaders are shifting, and the frameworks that support them have to move too. Evidence and practice evolve, so must NPQs