Authors

Mark Gould
All articles by Mark Gould
Call for teachers to be able to trade pension benefits for higher salary
Research shows ‘significant minority’ of teachers would prioritise salary increases over retirement benefits but union warns they shouldn’t have to choose
General
21 March 2025
A new report has called for teachers to be able to have the flexibility to be able to trade pension income for a salary boost.
Be ‘boy positive’ to tackle underachievement, schools told
More male teachers are needed to help address the gender attainment gap, says report
General
20 March 2025
Boy positive culture
Social media being ‘weaponised’ against schools and teachers
ASCL president tells conference that tech billionaires should be forced to protect pupils from the dangers of their technology
General
14 March 2025
A leading figure in a headteachers' union will call on social media platforms to be brought to heel.
Call for £150m arts fund to train primary teachers
Creativity and the expressive arts should be put at the heart of the primary school curriculum, says report
Primary
14 March 2025
Primary dance class
Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust appoints new chief executive
Sharon Mullins takes over from founder Anne Dellar, who is retiring in the summer
Primary
12 March 2025
Sharon Mullins is the new chief executive of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust.
Ofsted appoints MAT chief as inclusion adviser
Watchdog says Mark Vickers will help to ensure that proposed changes to school inspection work well for pupils with SEND
General
12 March 2025
Mark Vickers, CEO of Olive Academies, will be an adviser to Ofsted on inclusion