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Teachers often assume that the pay and conditions of their roles are not up for negotiation, but that isn’t the case, writes Gráinne Hallahan

The sector needs to change how it views Ofsted grades under the new system, rather than falling into the old trap of success or failure, argues MAT leader Cathie Paine

Senior staff at one multi-academy trust explain how schools are already meeting the White Paper’s aims for improvement through its Rethinking School project

School is only ever part of how you are formed as an adult, but it can influence that process like no other, explains 97-year-old Alma Williams

MAT chief executives tend not to prioritise their own CPD – but their development has never been more important, says the National Institute of Teaching, which recommends ways to deliver it

If we’re striving for more inclusion then having an accountability system that judges ‘achievement’ using national average outcomes is a problem, writes one MAT chief executive

After the DfE announced its plan for every mainstream school to have a resource base, leaders at King’s Group Academies explain how special schools can help to make this a success

If we want to improve outcomes for pupils with SEND, let’s start by using more positive, neuro-affirming language, says Mike Blakey, chief education officer at Outcomes First Group

We don’t just need more teachers – we need people to think differently about teaching as a job, writes one trust leader who switched careers to join the profession

Hitting the target is one thing, but the government must also ensure that the right teachers are brought into the system, says the NFER’s Jack Worth

The new Inclusive Teaching Framework, produced by a collaboration of cross-sector organisations, offers practitioners a needs-based approach to supporting students with SEND

We can’t always know what a child is going through, writes trust leader David Clayton, who says his own childhood experience has shown him the need to make schools ‘sanctuaries’ for those suffering trauma in silence