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No gas, no coal but burning ambition – a new fossil fuel-free school in Milton Keynes explains why it wants to serve as a model for sustainable school buildings for the future, and inspire its pupils, too

Your round-up of Tes’ must-read news and analysis from the past week features all the build-up to next week’s national teacher strike over pay, Ofsted under fire over its school inspection ratings and insight into the different funding systems used by academy trusts

A new report outlines the benefits of schools working in partnership, from tackling recruitment to boosting the university admissions process, and why more schools should look to peers for support

As the Commons Education Select Committee begins work on a new persistent absence inquiry, its chair Robin Walker writes for Tes to explain why drastic action is needed in this area

Many of the benefits that come from joining a multi-academy trust can only be truly understood once you’ve made the leap, explains this trust CEO

Four Scottish educators spell out how they responded to online racist abuse directed at both a primary school and presenters at a learning festival

Sam Freedman explains why the move to strike action is the logical result of a sector stretched to almost breaking point – which may lead to drastic actions by a government seemingly unwilling to budge

Don’t miss your round-up of Tes’ must-read news and analysis from the past week, including the announcement of teacher strikes and what this industrial action will mean for individual teachers and schools

Watching his children go through the school system has changed MAT CEO Tom Campbell’s views on assessment, particularly GCSEs and A-Levels

Teenagers’ increasing awareness of emotional literacy can be expressed through discussion of classic novels, says this Scotland-based teacher of English

Geoff Barton explains why the power of ChatGPT proves it’s time to rethink our education system and how it can free teachers up to spend more time on the sort of learning that makes us truly human

Your round-up of Tes’ must-read news and analysis this week includes the first result from a teacher strike ballot in England and Wales, analysis showing Ofsted’s priorities in inspections, and a worrying increase in SLT job vacancies