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New research into parent opinions on education shows a more rounded curriculum is in demand – and it could be achieved with an extended school day, say these leaders

Artificial intelligence could have huge implications for qualifications, assessment and more, say Richard Holme and Rick Grammatica

Falling maths, reading and science Pisa scores cannot be entirely blamed on Covid – so what else has been going wrong in Wales, asks Gareth Evans

The Pisa survey holds a wealth of data and analysis on issues such as mobile phones in schools, migration, behaviour, staffing and parental involvement

While the pandemic has been cited as the big factor in changes in the latest Pisa scores, there are also worrying longer-term trends, says the EPI’s Louis Hodge

The humble jotter still has a critical role to play in providing pupils with feedback, says secondary teacher Sammy McHugh

School staff say phones and tablets are the biggest disruption to learning in secondary – so is it time to ban mobiles?

National Governance Association chief Emma Knights makes the case for school exclusion hearings to be removed from governors’ workloads

Politicians’ plans for more cuts to education spending ignore the harsh reality of how stretched schools’ budgets really are, says this former DfE adviser

From maths symposiums and Dragons’ Den-style business contests to shared learning walks, there is plenty that schools across all phases can work together on, say these leaders

A development focus throughout a teacher’s career in Labour’s ‘opportunity mission’ makes sense – but it needs to avoid becoming a tick-box exercise, says this education policy expert

Although changes to the teacher training market have not led to the huge loss of capacity that some predicted, the system still faces major challenges, says NFER’s Jack Worth