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The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for UK schools
Wednesday
10th Sep 2025
The ‘next epidemic of sexual violence’ and what it means for schools
AI is creating new threats to girls, and teachers will be on the frontline of it, argues a PSHE lead at an all girls’ school, who shares her advice on how to help keep students safe
Literacy, attendance and SEMH: ‘key barriers’ for disadvantaged pupils
Analysis of more than 1,200 pupil premium strategy statements identifies main challenges facing schools
Tuesday
9th Sep 2025
Scottish behaviour guidance updated with advice on ‘consequences’
Opposition MSPs criticise slow and ‘incoherent’ response to worsening behaviour in Scottish schools
RISE teams’ remit extended to low-attaining schools
DfE confirms plans to intervene in more ‘stuck schools’, and will consult on how to define low attainment
International sector passes 15,000-school milestone
ISC Research report says demand in emerging markets such as Kenya, Romania and Kazakhstan is contributing to global growth
Teacher training providers welcome revised Ofsted framework
NASBTT ‘pleased’ that watchdog considered many of its members’ recommendations for updated inspection framework
Phillipson in running to be Labour’s deputy leader
Education secretary enters race after Angela Rayner’s resignation
Evolving education amid the grim reality of war
From delivering inter-school CPD to opening up new university access routes, educators in Ukraine are steadfast in their mission to ensure pupils have the best education access possible
5 strategies to boost pupil engagement in an AP
An assistant principal at an alternative-provision setting explains how staff get pupils – and parents – onside and engaged in education again
‘Grave concerns’ for school leaders over ‘punitive’ Ofsted plans
Heads’ union to ask its executive and council if members should be urged to withdraw from work as Ofsted inspectors
Ofsted’s new inspection framework: all you need to know
Ofsted is pushing ahead with its plan for a five-point grading scale but announces a series of changes to school inspections launching this term
Demand to study Mandarin outstrips supply, experts warn
The British Council says that although more than a third of students have expressed an interest in taking the subject, it is only available to 5 per cent of the UK school population