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This year’s El Niño climate phenomenon could be ‘the biggest upheaval in global weather for a thousand years’. Here, international school leaders tell Emma Seith how they’re preparing for everything from typhoons, floods and droughts to snakes in the playground

The number of cyberattacks on schools has dropped – but leaders still need to do more to protect against the threat, says watchdog

‘Shocking’ findings show confidence in the trust system has fallen for the first time in years, National Governance Association boss reveals

Energy consultants escalate dispute over new academy trust rules and accuse the DfE of unfairly steering schools away from brokers

Schools have to be knowledgeable and ready to respond to the growing threat of apps that create fake sexual imagery, argues Shezleen Salaam

There’s an increasing focus on how online content is influencing young people’s attitudes towards sex and relationships, but we shouldn’t forget the impact of what they watch on TV, says safeguarding lead Charli Faux

A legal expert shares three examples of common difficulties that schools have faced with parent complaints – and advice on how to avoid long-running disputes

DfE publishes detailed framework explaining how its controls on academy executive salaries will work

Too many young people have been ‘cast adrift’ by the school system, prime minister Andy Burnham tells Labour Party conference

The requirements for enrichment activities during the school day need to be spelled out, says Commons Education Select Committee chair

Teachers in England work longer hours than other graduates with a similar level of education, the OECD Education at a Glance 2026 report also finds

Traditional approaches to teaching canonical texts such as Shakespeare won’t work for all students, says special-school teacher Oana Robu. Here’s how her team have adapted their methods