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Suggesting schools use much-fought-for budget increases to soak up rising energy costs seems a perverse plan – not least because it is money that would be better spent on catch-up efforts, writes Dan Worth

The three core subjects of English, maths and science should be joined by PE, according to a Lords report. But what would this mean for schools? Grainne Hallahan takes a closer look

What benefits would a new digital teaching service provide – and what are the pitfalls it needs to avoid? Dame Alison Peacock and Cat Scutt from the Chartered College of Teaching break down what we know so far

Sam Freedman outlines why ‘working together across the system’ could help solve the ‘confusing’ problem of multi-academy trusts, as he provides a three-stage solution

Education in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is not as different as sometimes portrayed, writes Henry Hepburn

Too often lunchtime in schools is about shovelling down food – there is precious little time to catch up with friends. But why?

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The pandemic has upended societal structures, yet many still claim that lasting timetable change in schools is too complex. However, Emma Seith has found such change is already taking place

Changing exams or cutting doors demonstrates that the chance for improvements that outlive the pandemic is being missed, writes Emma Seith

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Government language in its efforts to improve literacy and numeracy is unacceptable and unhelpful, says Jon Severs

The shock of the pandemic does not look like leading to radical change in Scottish education, says Henry Hepburn