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An international schools group plans to use thinking routines – a series of steps to help students think more deeply – so that teachers can improve life skills

School leaders in Wales are doing all they can to tackle disruptive behaviour and need to know they are supported, says Laura Doel

Two sentences spoken by the education secretary in a speech last week will be critical to building a system in which every child can thrive, says trust leader Jonny Uttley

Child Poverty Action Group is calling for an urgent review of the free school meal threshold, after revealing the extent of school dinner debt incurred by schools

Ever feel like your students are actively trying to avoid mental effort? That’s perfectly natural, according to researchers

Guidance on restraint and seclusion in Scottish schools focuses on prevention – but union says teachers and school leaders will ‘despair’ at lack of practical guidance

Top-down education reform led by politicians does not work – the ‘centre of gravity’ must shift to students, teachers and communities, says renowned researcher Michael Fullan

The government’s recent announcement of RISE teams is promising, but there are challenges ahead, writes Loic Menzies

Leora Cruddas, CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts, tells MAT leaders they have embraced mission to educate disadvantaged pupils

Inspectorate must move away from ‘detecting failures only’, Sir Martyn Oliver tells MAT leaders at the Confederation of School Trusts’ conference

Most secondaries are failing to adhere to the government-mandated School Food Standards, research shows. The reasons are complex and demand attention, schools and trusts tell Ellen Peirson-Hagger

Curriculum reforms offer a chance to boost the status of language teaching in schools, but there’s a risk they could do the opposite, say subject experts