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Thursday
19th Jun 2025
Yorkshire MATs planning merger to create 47-school trust
Ebor Academy Trust and Nexus Multi Academy Trust proposal would create the biggest primary and special school MAT in England
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Behaviour guidance ‘crystal clear’ on exclusions, says Swinney
FM hits back after guidance for schools on behaviour and consequences is dismissed by Tories as ‘handwringing nonsense’ that is vague on use of exclusions
Global warming risks 11 days of lost learning a year, DfE warns
Nearly three in five secondary school sites are at high risk of flooding, says the DfE in response to analysis of the impact of climate change on learning
Teacher resignation dates 2026-27
Thinking about a new job? Here is our guide to teacher and headteacher resignation dates – and a timeline of what you should be doing and when
How to lead teaching and learning in a time of change
As schools await the findings of the ongoing curriculum review and the introduction of a new Ofsted framework, leaders should concentrate on their school’s core values, writes Zoe Enser
How MAT inspections could work - and why we should want them
The whole education sector – and parents, too – would benefit from a ‘carefully designed and sensitively implemented’ inspection system for MATs, claims this CEO
How the mental health teams rollout created a two-tier system
The government says all pupils will have access to in-school mental health specialists by 2029-30. But so far the rollout has been unequal across the country, leaving some settings without the benefits others enjoy, finds Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Wednesday
18th Jun 2025
Sir Paul Tarn to stand down from Delta Academies Trust
Leader of one of England’s biggest academy trusts is leaving after nearly 10 years at the helm
Recording of racist incidents ‘essential’, Scottish schools told
New government guidance for schools on tackling racism is timely amid a rise in far-right narratives and hate speech, says diversity expert
What’s ‘love’ got to do with teaching?
Do you have to like your students, or even ‘love’ them, to be a good teacher? Bernard Andrews goes on the hunt for a definition of pedagogical love
Nearly 1 in 5 teachers say students use cannabis at school
Students’ use of drugs and alcohol is contributing to violent and disruptive behaviour in schools, teaching union warns