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The decline in the pupil population that is affecting schools now is a trend that’s unlikely to change for decades, new ONS data shows

Leaders from Chiltern Learning Trust explain how they are developing new government-backed artificial intelligence training courses for teachers, to help upskill the sector

Progress 8 needs to be succeeded by a more nuanced measure reminiscent of the Families of Schools data from the London Challenge, says headteacher Andrew O’Neill

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will ensure no child is left behind and help England’s ‘excellent’ teachers drive ‘high and rising’ standards, writes the minister for school standards

The executive director of education for the Church of England explains why it has launched two courses aimed at helping teachers and leaders to flourish

Jon Andrews, of the Education Policy Institute, explains why a new tool that brings together a raft of performance measures should show the way to a more nuanced school inspection system

A new school validation process on the Isle of Man uses self-evaluation. Might it be a basis for the MAT inspections Ofsted has pledged to introduce in England?

Parental choice is critical to a successful education system, so we must ditch ideological wars and celebrate rather than criticise school types different to our own, argue Luke Sparkes and Jenny Thompson

School leaders fear changes to inspection aren’t going in the right direction – and it’s up to Ofsted to prove them wrong, says NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman

A new World Economic Forum report reveals a raft of insights into how careers may evolve and how schools can ensure pupils are ready for an ever-changing world

One MAT has created a new staff role, the home-academy liaison officer, to target persistent absence. Ellen Peirson-Hagger hears what it involves and what impact it is having

Trusts and Labour are not in opposition but the narrative of the moment has created a political divide where none exists, argues E-ACT CEO Tom Campbell