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Most schools can’t afford Covid costs, survey finds – TES – October 2020

School business managers are having to work long hours to cope with the demands of…

The reality of 2020 – Education Business, September 2020

As the new academic year gets underway, Caroline Doherty, head of education strategy at The…

September INSET day: what to cover in your staff safeguarding update – Primary School Management, July 2020

With the coronavirus pandemic giving rise to new or intensified safeguarding challenges, Bethany Eadie from…

Support for setting up a digital education platform – Education Business, May 2020

With the Department for Education recently announcing funded set-up support for digital education platforms, Amy…

Managing remote recruitment during the coronavirus closures – Headteacher Update, April 2020

Xavier Roeseler, Lead Content Producer at The Key, outlines how schools can adapt their current…

Coronavirus: How to organise your skeleton staffing structure – Primary School Management, March 2020

Richard Skipper, senior content editor at The Key, gives some pointers on how schools can…

The year ahead in education – Education Business, January 2020

Caroline Doherty identifies some of the main developments likely to hit the sector in the…

Pupils have missed more than a week of school because of elections – The Independent, December 2019

As schools prepare to to shut once again this week, analysis suggests that pupils have…

School leaders increasingly distracted by parental complaints – Education Business, November 2019

A new poll has revealed that 84% of school leaders are distracted by complaints from…

Academy trust leaders struggle to juggle finances and growth – Schools Week, September 2019

However the research reveals that most trust leaders have concerns about expanding. Fifty one per…

Exclusive: Most MAT leaders want more DfE support – TES, September 2019

Survey shows that almost nine out of 10 trust leaders also feel that the accountability…

Surge in pupils with weapons sparks calls for more support – Schools Week, March 2019

Leading schools sector voices are warning that staff need more help to keep classrooms safe,…

Exclusive: Heads oppose Ofsted plan for 150 mins inspection notice – TES, January 2019

Most school leaders oppose Ofsted’s plans to arrive earlier and spend more time in schools under…

Exclusive: 84% of school leaders back Ofsted curriculum plans – TES, January 2019

Ofsted’s plans to put an increased focus on the curriculum in its new inspection regime have…