Our new benchmarks aim to take the debate out of what the phrase means and set us on the path to consistent implementation ...

Conditions: the culture of the school or trust and the support on offer to turn theory into practice. Identity: ensuring the ...

The code of practice states that SENDCos ‘should’ be part of school leadership teams. This should be rephrased to ‘must’. Too ...

As a former national lead for equalities with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate, I am deeply concerned about the inclusion judgment at the heart of Ofsted’s new framework. The evidence suggests they have not ...

Support staff are the rarely-heralded workforce that keeps schools going. Parents know the valuable role our support staff play – teaching assistants, caterers, attendance advisers, technicians – all ...

A trust CEO has blamed worsening behaviour in schools on “dreadful parents” who side-stepped the “reality of tough love” when ...

The government’s RISE school improvement divisions have unveiled their regional priorities, including “ensuring children feel ...

The poll found that Reform UK would win comfortably among those who went to state schools, with 33 per cent of the vote. The ...

The government is "considering options" for Ofsted to charge private schools for inspections, as the watchdog currently ...

Character development is not something that can be taught in isolation; it must be nurtured consistently across the whole ...

Recent YouGov polling suggests 66 per cent of parents consider pupil wellbeing important when choosing a secondary school, ...

Schools accused of refusing so many pupils it 'amounts to selection', capping cohorts to prevent in-year transfers and ...