Teaching & Learning

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What schools need to understand about foundational knowledge

The renewed Ofsted framework refers to foundational knowledge. What is it, and how can schools demonstrate that they are providing it?

General
16 February 2026
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DfE commits £26m to recruit more educational psychologists
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We’ve got SEND support the wrong way around
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What schools need to understand about foundational knowledge
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Leadership
16 February 2026
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13 February 2026
Ofsted ‘needs to urgently review’ inspections over grade disparity
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KCSIE planned changes: all you need to know
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Why are schools getting more complaints than ever?
Analysis
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How critical thinking disappeared from the classroom
Teaching & Learning
10 February 2026
What schools need to understand about foundational knowledge
Teaching & Learning
16 February 2026
Schools face wait for ‘urgently needed’ medical guidance
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16 February 2026
Revealed: What CEOs are paid at the biggest MATs
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Schools told to put report QR codes on their Ofsted banners
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13 February 2026

Why your retrieval practice might not be working

General
12 February 2026

How critical thinking disappeared from the classroom

General
10 February 2026

Should schools still be posting images of students online?

General
9 February 2026

How the Zones of Regulation helped us recentre pupil behaviour

Primary
9 February 2026

Quantitative reasoning: why it matters for primary maths

Primary
6 February 2026

How occupational therapists’ role in schools is changing

General
5 February 2026

Do schools need to change course on behaviour?

General
4 February 2026

How can schools measure ‘belonging’?

General
2 February 2026
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DfE commits £26m to recruit more educational psychologists
News
16 February 2026
We’ve got SEND support the wrong way around
Analysis
16 February 2026
Schools face wait for ‘urgently needed’ medical guidance
News
16 February 2026
What schools need to understand about foundational knowledge
Teaching & Learning
16 February 2026
Revealed: What CEOs are paid at the biggest MATs
News
13 February 2026
Ofsted ‘needs to urgently review’ inspections over grade disparity
News
11 February 2026
KCSIE planned changes: all you need to know
Analysis
13 February 2026
Why are schools getting more complaints than ever?
Analysis
11 February 2026
What schools need to understand about foundational knowledge
Teaching & Learning
16 February 2026
Schools face wait for ‘urgently needed’ medical guidance
News
16 February 2026
Revealed: What CEOs are paid at the biggest MATs
News
13 February 2026
KCSIE planned changes: all you need to know
Analysis
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Secondary

How to use video to improve students’ oracy skills

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Why I gave AI for lesson planning another go

Why I gave AI for lesson planning another go

What does the latest Prevent data mean for schools?

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Primary

What’s the best way to teach capital letters?

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Why primary writing can’t be all about genre

Why primary writing can’t be all about genre

How to build local history into your curriculum

Teaching local history: Pupils at some Learning Academy Partnership schools learn about Sir Francis Drake

General

Supporting speech and language: lessons from a specialist school

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How to teach about the Holocaust in the digital age

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What educational psychologists really do

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Early Years

Why SEND reform depends on the early years

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The transformative effect of reducing Reception class sizes

EYFS: How reducing Reception class sizes helps young children's development

Why we teach without screens in Reception

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Specialist Sector

‘Happy as Larry’: how idioms and oracy help our EAL learners

From introducing idioms of the week to appointing student mentors to model language use, this is how one international school is using oracy to improve proficiency in English
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5 data-driven ways to strengthen EAL provision

A multilingualism coordinator at an international school in Qatar shares tips for boosting language provision and inclusion
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5 ways to adapt RSHE lessons for international schools

A relationships, sex and health education specialist at a school in Rome offers some key tips to ensure lessons are useful, safe and legal
5 ways to adapt RSHE for international schools

6 ways we build EAL pupils’ vocabulary

A deputy head shares tips for ensuring pupils are not left adrift when learning in a second language
6 ways we build EAL pupils' vocabulary