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The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for UK schools
Thursday
9th Oct 2025
Girls facing inequalities ‘less likely to do physical activity’
Survey by Youth Sport Trust also finds disadvantaged female pupils less likely than their peers to be confident about physical activity
What’s really driving the school attendance crisis?
New analysis sheds light on the key factors affecting student attendance and how those factors interact, in sometimes surprising ways
Revealed: the cost of rebranding to replace the SQA
The reform of Scotland’s qualifications body has often been dismissed by critics as little more than a name change – true or not, rebranding will be needed. So how much will this cost?
Exclusive
Inclusion ‘by design’: why it matters and how to do it
With the new Ofsted framework taking a broad view of inclusion, it’s even more important to make teaching inclusive ‘by design’ and not by accident, suggests Alex Quigley
How our MAT supports teachers hired from overseas
The international director at King’s Group Academies explains the support system it has created to help teachers recruited from other countries to settle – both personally and professionally
Wednesday
8th Oct 2025
Welsh schools embrace AI - but worry about data and safeguarding
Report by Welsh inspectorate highlights the benefits of AI in schools – but says a national framework is needed to ensure ethical and equitable use
Scottish teachers in strike ballot over contact time ‘dithering’
EIS union says teachers are ‘continuing to toil under excessive workload burdens’ after a wait of more than four years for the government promise of reduced contact time to be delivered
The end of English ITT bursaries sends a worrying message
The withdrawal of teacher training bursaries for English risks undermining more than just the subject itself – and it comes at a critical time, warns Sarah Mullin
Phillipson: ‘Generational reset’ for white working-class pupils
Warning that ‘school just isn’t working’ for white working-class children, the education secretary promises policy to address this is in the forthcoming Schools White Paper
Ofsted’s new focus on EAL is a step in the right direction
The inclusion of English as an additional language in the new inspection toolkit means schools need to look again at this area of provision, writes Katherine Solomon
Teaching overseas as a single parent isn’t as difficult as you think
Being a solo parent doesn’t meant you can’t pursue an international teaching career, as this teacher who has worked in Bermuda, Turkey and Peru explains
How earlier puberty is affecting pupil behaviour
Children are going through puberty earlier than ever. What does this mean for education? David Robson investigates