General
Friday
8th Nov 2024
Regional support and intervention teams: 3 things we can’t forget
The government’s recent announcement of RISE teams is promising, but there are challenges ahead, writes Loic Menzies
Food standards: why are schools not complying?
Most secondaries are failing to adhere to the government-mandated School Food Standards, research shows. The reasons are complex and demand attention, schools and trusts tell Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Friday
1st Nov 2024
Why ‘learning for sustainability’ deserves bigger profile
The prominence of learning for sustainability in Scottish teachers’ professional standards is ‘world leading’, so why isn’t more made of this?
Budget 2024: Increase in school funding is just filling holes
The chancellor’s Budget saw a relatively positive outcome for schools. But it may only be putting off problems rather than solving them, writes Sam Freedman
Monday
28th Oct 2024
Why we launched a charity to run our community hubs
After setting up our first 14 hubs, our schools have reported increased parental involvement in children’s education and better attendance, writes United Learning CEO Sir Jon Coles
Investment is needed to fix education problems of past 20 years
While England has become one of the highest performing countries in literacy and numeracy, we’ve made no progress in closing the attainment gap, writes Sam Freedman