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Thursday

17th Jul 2025

3 ways to spark global citizenship education in Scottish schools
Global citizenship education at its best helps teachers question their own ability to understand the interconnectedness of the world, says Elaine McGinlay
3 ways to spark global citizenship education in Scottish schools

Wednesday

16th Jul 2025

From cheating to bias, the rise of AI worries teachers
The author of a new report looking at how schools are using artificial intelligence reveals some key findings – and explains why teachers are still concerned about it
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Tuesday

15th Jul 2025

The barriers that still block female leaders - and how to remove them
A former school leader who has investigated the difficulties that women face in rising to headship reveals her key findings, and how the sector needs to evolve to support women’s career progression
Woman stuck on ladder

Monday

14th Jul 2025

How can schools help the health of people with learning disabilities?
Overly-simplistic messaging can blight attempts to educate children with learning disabilities about staying healthy, says Dr Jane Essex
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Friday

11th Jul 2025

What children in Scotland want teachers to know about online harm
The fear and anxiety young people feel about the dangers of being online is ‘appalling’, says Mary Glasgow
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Thursday

10th Jul 2025

7 ways Ofsted could make transition to its ‘best bad idea’ easier
If Ofsted is intent on keeping its November start date for new inspections, it needs to do a lot more to help the sector be ready, argues Steve Rollett
Steve Rollett
Can primary teachers help recruitment in Scottish secondaries?
Teacher recruitment and retention problems are blighting many subjects in Scottish secondary schools, but this primary teacher says his career journey highlights one possible solution
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How our trust saved £2m in 30 days
A leader at a trust that was under financial pressure explains how a forensic look at staffing and curriculum enabled it to avoid cutting any jobs
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Wednesday

9th Jul 2025

Bridget Phillipson reveals the principles that bind together reform agenda
The education secretary Bridget Phillipson delivered an end of academic year speech to an event in Westminster. Read that speech below.
Bridget Phillipson

Tuesday

8th Jul 2025

Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
The government's Best Start in Life strategy is aimed at tackling educational disadvantage

Monday

7th Jul 2025

Why government should pause the schools bill
If Labour really wants excellence for every child, it would do well to rethink this much-criticised piece of legislation, says the director of the New Schools Network
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Thursday

3rd Jul 2025

Too many chiefs? The debate over MATs having joint CEOs
With two multi-academy trust mergers proposing a dual-CEO leadership model, Dan Worth investigates how common this approach is – and whether it can really work
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