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Why might Ofsted’s new nominee role be important?

14 October 2025

Ofsted’s introduction of the nominee role offers schools a valuable opportunity to affect how inspections unfold and how their story is told. The nominee acts as a link between the…

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Effective governance resources

27 September 2025

The DfE have published a range of resources to support maintained school governing bodies, academy trust boards, leaders and governance professionals (clerks) in developing sustainable and effective governance. An expert…

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Updated guidance: Registering and inspecting school-based early years provision

25 September 2025

Ofsted recently released a very useful blog about the changes made to their guidance on registering and inspecting school-based provision which makes it much clearer whether a school's early years or childcare provision…

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Many governors lack oversight of school-readiness

3 September 2025

Governors say they need more support on the issue of children being school-ready, with the government making it a top priority. Four in 10 governors are not aware of how…

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Questions to ask about workload and wellbeing

17 July 2025

The Improving Education Together Board has created question prompts to support meaningful conversations in schools and academy trusts about workload and wellbeing. You can find a copy of these questions and…

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DfE Governance Guides and Trust Handbook updated

29 June 2025

The Department for Education (DfE) has released a series of important guidance for those governing: Updated Academy Trust Handbook Updated Governance Guides for both Trusts and Maintained Schools Updates for maintained schools includes:…

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Spending Review: pressure on Treasury to invest in education

10 June 2025

A survey by school leaders’ union NAHT, released Wednesday 4th June, reveals that 98% of school leaders say their school does not have sufficient funding to fully meet the needs…

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Changes to the ECT programme from September 2025

9 June 2025

The Department for Education (DfE) has announced key changes to the training and induction programme for Early Career Teachers (ECTs), coming into effect from September 2025. These reforms aim to…

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Implications of the Supreme Court’s definition of ‘sex’

5 June 2025

In light of the UK Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers, it is essential that school leaders understand the legal definition of 'sex' under the…

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DfE confirms 4% pay rise for teachers

29 May 2025

The Department for Education has confirmed that teachers in England will receive a 4% pay rise from September 2025, following the Education Secretary’s acceptance of the independent School Teachers’ Review…

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School estate management standards

1 May 2025

The DfE has published the ‘School estate management standards’, setting out the practices and processes required to effectively manage the school estate. This non-statutory guidance from the DfE aims to…

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Teacher recruitment and retention in England data dashboard

5 March 2025

England’s school system faces a substantial and growing challenge of ensuring there are sufficient numbers of teachers employed in schools. The nature of the teacher supply challenge is multi-faceted: the…

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