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Education is rarely out of the news, with changes to the way children and young people are taught and tested announced regularly. Alongside…

Q I have been head teacher at a small secondary school in a semi-rural location for three years. At our most recent Ofsted inspection (2015)…

Before the arrival of the Coalition Government, many schools’ ICT was managed through their Building Schools for the Future (BSF)…

Printer choice in schools is often determined by what is a good deal at the time. However, what seems like a bargain can quickly become a…

In January 2015, I found myself sitting in a room in Whitehall, a 132-page Free School application in front of me, preparing to face a…

How should schools be funded? We are generally so preoccupied with how much money we receive that the convoluted formulae determining the…

Done well, group work can boost learning, help develop a host of communication skills and enrich our students’ understanding; done badly,…

Richard Wiseman, who started off as a professional magician, has a PhD in psychology and is currently Professor in the Public Understanding…

As Francis Bacon once said; ‘Great changes are easier than small ones’. In education in general and the special educational needs and…

Let’s deal with the Government rhetoric first: 1. Every child should study an Ebacc curriculum because it will improve their life chances.…

At Arts Council England, we believe that great arts and culture should be an integral part of every young person’s education. We know that…

This month the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) released its latest data on the challenges school leaders face when trying to…

Q I have recently taken a senior leadership role at a small, coastal academy school. For as long as most staff here can remember, it has…