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A MAT CEO says improvements to free school meal access are welcome but internal work at his trust shows there is a lot more to do to make the system benefit more families – and schools

The fact that education has done better in the government’s Spending Review than other departments shows a positive change in priorities, writes this MAT chief executive

Read the full exchange between the Ofsted chief and the education secretary on the ‘regrettable’ and ‘disappointing’ delay in the watchdog providing its consultation response

The chief finance officer at STEP Academy Trust explains how centralising stationery and workbook procurement led to huge financial savings

The latest government census includes data on the size and characteristics of the workforce, and what’s happening with teacher recruitment and retention. Tes has the key points

Co-chair of the Headteachers’ Roundtable Keziah Featherstone says there is no doubt pupils’ lives and education success will benefit from the changes to free school meals

Operation Encompass should ensure that schools are made aware of children exposed to domestic violence the day after an incident is logged by police – but the system is failing all too often, as Ellen Peirson-Hagger uncovers

Building bridges between education and industry through cutting-edge technology is essential, says Blair Wilson

A school business manager says hiring great support staff requires the same skill, effort and time as great teachers – yet too often is overlooked in its importance

The Cambridge academic talks about the ‘conspiracy theory’ of why, despite all the evidence, oracy is yet to be introduced into the curriculum, and whether the Labour government will make the change

With teacher shortages across the world, schools are increasingly looking to online teaching as a solution. One international headteacher shares his advice for implementing this effectively

The CEOs of two multi-academy trusts seeking a merger explain how they think it will benefit both – from easing financial pressures to improving SEND support