New figures show a slight rise in school absence with local authorities issuing thousands more penalty notices. And while persistent absenteeism is down, vulnerable groups are still more likely to...
When it comes to demonstrating the impact of the Pupil Premium, our headteacher diarist believes the real value will be reflected in a much wider cultural and performance shift, but is this possible...
By lifting the lid on your school’s data and ensuring it is owned by everybody, rapid progress can be made. David Hilton explains.
A recent roundtable saw headteachers debating how schools can ensure their approaches to CPD are effective. Keith Wright and David Weston discuss the advice that came out of the debate.
Ed Miliband's recent call for the public to be given a greater say in public services may sounds good, but is giving parents the power to sack headteachers really sensible? Our headteacher diarist...
A new research project is investigating what interventions are effective when trying to prevent young people from becoming NEETs. Clare O’Beirne and Eleanor Stevens explain.
Wales’s education minister has called on schools to take new voluntary PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) tests so they can benchmark themselves against the best in the world.
Ofsted rolls-out new no-notice behaviour inspections this week. The inspectorate will use Parent View complaints to target schools and those deemed to be struggling face having their full inspections...
A major overhaul of secondary education in Northern Ireland is to see schools shut and merged. Others that are under threat of closure will be allowed to stay open.
A civil liberties group has this week raised privacy fears after Freedom of Information figures suggest more than one million pupils have been fingerprinted by their schools. Pete Henshaw reports.
