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Explained: Our game of guess the Ofsted grade was more baffling than we’d hoped

How do pupils ‘thrive’ in a school where curriculum and...
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Explained: Dr Jenny Blunden, CEO, Truro and Penwith Academy Trust

When Dr Jenny Blunden took charge at her Cornish trust,...
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Explained: New complaints guidance urges parents to be ‘respectful’ and use AI with ‘caution’

Guidance sets out five-step process for parents to follow after...
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Explained: Ofsted to check schools’ phone policies and ‘tougher guidance’ coming – DfE

Government will also consult on a potential social media ban...
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Explained: AI used in schools should ‘detect signs of learner distress’

The DfE has updated AI guidance around emotional, social and...
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Explained: Education questions: Ministers grilled on SEND, funding, free schools, social media and more

Live updates from ministers after they took questions in Parliament
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Explained: Teachers can make English sing…or mute it with a fronted adverbial

Despite some concerns about the curriculum and assessment review, there...
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Explained: The school that confiscates phones for six weeks

Head whose abuse from parents was highlighted by MPs speaks...
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Explained: Schools ‘at the heart of SEND reforms’, says adviser

Dame Christine Lenehan says reforms look at ‘changing nature’ between...
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Explained: Suspensions tumble as trust embraces ‘emotional intelligence’

Influential turnaround trust criticised for high suspensions bidding to cut...
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Explained: Social mobility can be harmful if it means ditching your roots

Schools need to replace deficit-based narratives with approaches that celebrate...
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Explained: RISE consultation pushed back to this term

Government to begin ‘informal engagement’ over schools with low attainment
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Explained: DfE wants to scrape real-time MIS data from schools

Department calls for tech companies to take part in trials...
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Explained: Extra SEND cash coming, says DfE, as councils’ woes deepen

Minister says white paper will bring ‘additional’ funding as town...
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Explained: New £200m scheme ‘will offer SEND training to all teaching staff’

A ‘comprehensive’ new package of training is hoped to ‘upskill...
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