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DfE considers new approach to careers funding 

6d | Curriculum

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£900k scheme offers ‘equal access to chess in schools’

6d | Schools

Live blog from the NEU and NASUWT conferences

6d | Politics

SEND and the far-right on the NEU conference agenda

6d | Politics

Three primary free schools to go ahead after appeals

1w | Schools

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The teachers with a 24-hour commute

1w | Academies

We ARE consulting on SEND appeals, insists DfE

1w | Inclusion
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Latest Opinion
Alistair Wood

War on Iran will blast a hole through schools’ budgets

Alistair Wood

| Opinion
Hannah Carter

The blueprint for the meningitis outbreak was written by Covid 

Hannah Carter

| Opinion
Frances Akinde

By focusing on schools, the white paper fails to put children first

Frances Akinde

| The Inclusion Leader
Victoria Dilly

Growing concerns over censorship show the need to support school libraries

Victoria Dilly

| Opinion
Ben Sperring

How mentoring can avoid post-GCSE drift and support secondary starters

Ben Sperring

| Opinion: Solutions
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Features

Profile

Guy Shears, CEO, Central Region Schools Trust

1w | Profile

Investigation

Soaring cost of private provision revealed as ministers plan curbs

2w | Inclusion

Investigation

DfE advisers RISE to the challenge (269 miles away)

6 Mar 2026 | School improvement

Investigation

‘There is nothing left to cut’: The schools counting the cost of inclusion

5 Mar 2026 | Inclusion

Long Read

Will reforms fix the SEND funding crisis?

27 Feb 2026 | Schools white paper

Long Read

Does Ofsted’s approach to achievement data add up?
16 Feb 2026 | Ofsted

Investigation

Secret £1m bailout as PFI windfalls and school woes grow
9 Feb 2026 |

Long Read

The long, lonely wait for SEND help
27 Jan 2026 | Inclusion

Investigation

Trusts’ finances improve, but leaders brace for more rainy days
22 Jan 2026 | School funding

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The Leader

Using action research can help ease the transition from school

Amal Ali

3w | The Research Leader

DfE should support struggling private schools to become academies

Tom Richmond

27 Feb 2026 | The Research Leader

Alignment between leadership and governance takes work

Dr Rajbir HazelwoodKamal Bodhanker

19 Feb 2026 | The Research Leader

Governance in AP demands a non-mainstream approach

Nicola Hall

5 Feb 2026 | The Boardroom Leader
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