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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…

School leaders shouldn’t be blamed for the workload problem

Firstly, we should welcome Ofsted's decision to include the impact of workload in its evaluation…

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…

Rules for being a cool teacher

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

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…

5 tips for governors on responding to GCSE results

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

‘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…

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…

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…

What will education look like in 10 years time?

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

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…

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.…

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…

Manifesto summaries: what do they say about education?

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