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We’re ready to train leaders to shape AI use in schools

We want to guide teachers through an environment drowned in marketing but short on evidence The post We’re ready to train leaders to shape AI use in schools

Lessons from the frontline of Russia’s propaganda war

Ministers are looking overseas to help tackle a growing problem in England’s schools The post Lessons from the frontline of Russia’s propaganda war first appeared on Schools Week.

If middle leaders are crushed schools have no one to step up

If we want schools that can thrive, not just cope, middle leadership has to be supported by design, not sustained by endurance alone. The post If middle leaders

BTECs defunding delayed and first V-level subjects revealed

Defunding will now begin from autumn 2027, instead of this year, in finance, digital, education and early years , the subject areas chosen for the first V-levels The

We don’t yet know if new SEND roadmap gets us off road to hell

The plan seeks to solve a problem not of this government’s making , and in the meantime we must support the professionals tasked with turning things around, says

Councils’ support of AP schools is proof they play a crucial role

Local leaders understand that meeting the needs of vulnerable pupils requires both stronger inclusion in mainstream schools and high-quality specialist provision The post Councils’ support of AP schools

Upheld SEND complaints rise 25% in a year

‘These statistics expose the extent to which local authorities continue to fail children and young people with SEND’ The post Upheld SEND complaints rise 25% in a year

Beer raises a glass to 11 years at DfE

Longest-serving regional director is retiring The post Beer raises a glass to 11 years at DfE first appeared on Schools Week.

DfE maths teacher targets don’t add up when demand is growing

We need to ensure the growing number of pupils taking maths A-level are taught in classes that give them the best chance to succeed The post DfE maths

New Ofsted policy sees 1 in 8 inspections deferred or paused

Of the 786 schools that requested a deferral, 79 per cent (621) were accepted, while all 37 requests for a pause were accepted The post New Ofsted policy