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The CEO of a multi-academy trust that has long embraced the benefits of pooling its schools’ funding says the approach is fundamental to its vision of giving all pupils the same opportunities

The long wait for education, health and care plan applications to be processed not only denies pupils with special educational needs the right support, it also puts massive strain on schools’ budgets, as this headteacher explains

The CEO of Oasis Community Learning explains why it decided to give an iPad to every pupil across its 52 schools – and the challenges it had to overcome during the rollout

This week’s essential education news and analysis includes the threat of a second major teaching union joining strike action, a warning over teacher shortages and new research on parent engagement in schoolwork

This week’s essential education news and analysis includes unions rejecting the latest pay offer, plans for summer strikes and a warning about school staff workloads

A ‘spreadsheet-first’ approach to funding will not chime with school leaders’ real-life experience

The chair of the Commons Education Select Committee says inquiry into teacher recruitment will look at the reasons why teachers are leaving the classroom

Anyone applying for the job of Ofsted chief inspector should consider making these changes to the school inspection system, argues Tom Campbell, CEO at E-ACT multi-academy trust

This week’s essential news and analysis features all the reaction to the new teacher pay offer, including plans for more strikes, heads’ warnings about funding the increase and a plea from the education secretary

The chief executive of the National Institute of Teaching explains how they’re working to make their promise to be school led a reality, with a new consultation to inform research on teacher development strategies

The tragic death of Frankie Thomas makes it clear why schools must ensure new filtering standards from the government are taken seriously and acted on, says David Wright

With retention and recruitment stubbornly struggling in teaching, radical ideas are emerging to reimagine the workforce. Jon Severs looks at two proposals that are becoming more prominent