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How will funding changes affect rural schools?

I have recently been out and about talking to Local Authorities and rural schools about…

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Damian Hinds: how will he affect schools?

But before we let old acquaintance be forgot, it’s worth having a look at the…

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What do you want to ask Ofsted’s Sean Harford? Get your questions in for our Twitter Q&A

The answers to your questions can be found here! This is your chance to ask…

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Rules for being a cool teacher

My personal favourite is Mr. Bergstrom from classic Simpsons episode ‘Lisa’s Substitute’. He inspires Lisa…

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Five things to look out for this year in education

Ofsted will return to the headlines Expect Ofsted to be more vocal this year in…

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5 tips for governors on responding to GCSE results

Get to grips with new GCSEs and accountability measures You need to understand how changes…

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‘Excluded at Seven’ revealed the children behind the data

Before watching Channel 4’s documentary ‘Excluded at Seven’, which aired last night, I was nervous…

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Great rather than good teaching is what we should aim for in our new world

A few observations of how teaching and leadership might be changing at the moment… I…

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The Queen’s speech: 3 things we’ve learned

The Queen has spoken! Parliament is back! The Queen’s speech was met by an eagerly…

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What will education look like in 10 years time?

Last week The Key turned 10 years old, which means if it were human it…

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10 things you never knew schools had to think about…

We know school leaders are facing a whole host of challenges every day, from juggling…

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The State of Education 2017: view from the governors’ meeting

I think no-one can deny that 2017 is providing us all with some interesting times.…

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High quality technical education would help our pupils and economy thrive

The current education system is letting down pupils who would thrive on technical and vocational…

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Manifesto summaries: what do they say about education?

The Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat manifestos have now been published and each contain a…