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New guidance demonstrates the DfE’s desire for schools to have written attendance policies, with the promise of a legal requirement in the pipeline. Dan Worth explains what the government wants the policies to contain – and speaks to those with concerns about the proposals

A new report from Cobis reveals the hiring trends affecting international schools – and the new innovations coming to the fore

The government wants all schools and nurseries to have designated sustainability leads by 2025 but, as Dan Worth discovers, it’s a proposal that poses many questions

Major report finds settings deeply concerned with staff retention rates due to flexible working in wider society reducing the need for childcare places

A school principal in the Middle East offers an open and honest assessment of how the pandemic has put safeguarding back at the top of the agenda – and how schools can ensure they meet pupils’ needs in this area

Teacher training institutions adapted to the pandemic and now those changes are not only staying but they could change how the whole system operates, finds Dan Worth