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They may seem dry, but new technology standards could be key in helping ensure schools have the right level of infrastructure to meet the digital demands of the future

Sam Freedman pores over the Schools White Paper and finds little to get excited about – apart from, perhaps, proposals around academies that address issues left unattended for too long

One multi-academy trust leader explains why she believes the government’s new Schools White Paper policy document should be welcomed

In its White Paper, the government has set out its ambition that all schools should be part of a strong academy trust – the sector must use this as a springboard, says the CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts

In his only one-to-one interview with an education publication on the launch of the new Schools White Paper, Nadhim Zahawi explains why he is confident the paper’s proposals don’t need extra funding to be achievable

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Gypsy Travellers have very high school exclusion rates and some of the lowest attainment rates in Scotland

The world-renowned educationalist behind the ‘Hole in the Wall’ computer experiment predicts what will be next in education

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Schools encouraged teachers to think outside of the box during Covid – and now we need to empower them to innovate in more ‘normal’ times, says Jon Severs

Professor Sugata Mitra argues this will help make exams fit for purpose in the modern world during a panel discussion on the future of assessment at the World Education Summit

If the DfE really is determined to publish secondary school league tables this year after all the Covid disruption, then it needs to make sure that the data is handled with care, says Steve Rollett