General
Thursday
26th Feb 2026
Malvern College offshoot to open in South America
Malvern College São Paulo will open in the 2027-28 academic year as the sector’s interest in South American opportunities continues to grow
Why oracy must become a priority in Scottish schools
Scotland should look to the experience in England, where the teaching of oracy has been ‘reframed’, say teachers Holly Drummond and Kirsten Fenton
SEND reforms a ‘massive demand’ on schools, says DfE boss
The government’s vision for SEND ‘isn’t easy for schools’ to deliver, Tim Coulson tells school leaders
Head retention policies a welcome focus - but will it be enough?
Director of school workforce at the Education Policy Institute, James Zuccolo, dissects the White Paper proposals for retaining headteachers
What textbook writing taught me about making shared resources
Planning lessons for others means you can’t rely on your own subject knowledge or ability to explain things on the fly, says Mark Enser, who shares his advice for making centralised resources
Wednesday
25th Feb 2026
3 in 5 people see teaching as ‘unappealing’
Just 6 per cent of respondents view teaching as a ‘very appealing’ job, YouGov survey suggests
For the SEND reforms to work, we need staff to flourish
Giving teachers more support must be the foundation on which the new special educational needs system is built, writes the Church of England’s interim chief education officer
Tuesday
24th Feb 2026
‘The SEND reforms are not a recipe for inclusion, but for disaster’
A lack of clarity and not enough funding will endanger well-intentioned reforms, argues shadow education secretary Laura Trott
Cambridge updates digital literacy curriculum for the AI era
Understanding ‘parasocial’ relationships, including with AI chatbots, and avoiding plagiarism are among the key updates to teaching topics for pupils aged 5 to 14
KS4 reforms to make lower-attaining pupils ‘more visible’
Government launches a consultation on reforms to key stage 4, including changes to RISE interventions and a new ‘best fit’ progress measure targeted at low prior attainers
The eco-school taking climate change education to the next level
Every lesson at Arbor School in Dubai has an environmental focus brought to life through its ‘living campus’ – with biodomes, a farm and a menagerie of adopted animals