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As ASCL’s annual conference begins, general secretary Geoff Barton outlines why political posturing around teacher strikes is getting the sector nowhere and needs to end

School leaders and ministers have lamented the post-Covid drop in school attendance, but a tech solution may help schools reverse the trend, finds Dan Worth

Your round-up of Tes’ essential news and analysis from the past week includes shocking research showing schools’ struggle to recruit staff, unions cranking up the pressure on teacher pay, and controversy over Ofsted’s latest move

The digital EHCPs promised in the government’s SEND reform will be a welcome step forward if the execution is effectively managed and the outcome reduces bureaucratic processes, writes Deborah Hollingsworth

The CEO of Star Academies talks to Tes about his time in education, the teachers who inspired him, the power of MATs and why AI will transform education in the years ahead

Museum visits must be part of what a school offers – and an inspiring experience that ensures pupils aren’t being dragged around against their will, says this depute head

New guidance from The Bell Foundation offers schools help for giving the influx of pupils from locations including Ukraine, Afghanistan and Hong Kong the best education possible

There is a danger that the way some schools are implementing the Slant behaviour-for-learning approach is setting pupils with SEND up to fail, argues headteacher Clive Lawrence 

A special school MAT leader explains why proposals in the SEND plan need to be enacted far sooner – and backed by a financially sustainable system

The government’s new SEND plan is unlikely to lead to meaningful change any time soon – which is a disaster for an area of education desperately in need of reform, explains Sam Freedman

The government’s plan to create a SEND NPQ sounds good on paper – but it could inadvertently diminish in-depth knowledge in the sector, warns the Nasen CEO

The number of school trips overseas has fallen amid rising costs and concerns about the environment and equal access, with some parts of Scotland ruling them out for now. So, is the school trip abroad an experience worth saving?