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For many in schools, the day-to-day work of educational psychologists is something of a mystery. Ellen Peirson-Hagger meets one team to hear about the range of support they offer and how schools can make the most of it

With AI exacerbating the problem of a surge in complaints to schools, helping parents to complain more effectively is the key to easing the burden, write two experts in education law

The first term of Reception is often ‘written off’ because of the need to give basic life skills to children who are not school-ready, staff warn

A former primary headteacher will step into the role after the culmination of a long recruitment process

The government will also launch skills pathways for teachers and support staff to help them develop digital, data and tech skills, education secretary says

What is happening in the brain during perimenopause and what support do teachers experiencing symptoms need from their schools? Helen Amass speaks to researcher Aimee Spector to find out

A MAT leader explains how the ‘sprints’ he used in his background as an IT director have helped to improve working practices for the schools in his trust

With SEND spending set to more than double, the government must try to deliver a sustainable system without squeezing mainstream schools’ funding, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies

The number of children not in education across the globe is rising – and failure to invest in schooling now puts the future stability of our planet at risk, writes this trust finance chief

Pennine Alliance Learning Trust and Trinity Multi-Academy Trust had been exploring a possible merger, but the process has now ended with one chair stepping down

The acquisition in Switzerland takes the international school group’s global total to at least 126 schools as market consolidation continues apace

Drawing on local context can make learning feel more relevant for pupils, but if this principle is taken too far, it risks narrowing their horizons, writes Mark Enser