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According to Employer Link's recent analysis of academy trust workforce costs document, levels of sickness absence in academies almost...

The Department for Education has recently published updated guidance on procuring school uniform supplies.  The guidance is aimed at...

"I don't know how I'm going to keep my children warm this winter." Earlier this week, I met with the head teachers of two schools for...

The deadline has just passed for local authorities (LAs) to have registered their interest in establishing a multi-academy trust (MAT) as...

In this short blog I’d like to highlight: Some national policy priorities for educational levelling up; andAn exciting local...

The Department for Education has recently published revised guidance on the availability of Urgent Capital Support (accessible here) when...

Earlier this year, my colleague Chris Whittington and I shared our immediate thoughts following the emergence of the Everyone’s Invited...

Interesting to note the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, suggesting in his speech at the Confederation of School Trusts' Annual...

Co-written with safeguarding and regulatory expert, Kaleigh Grainger. The Everyone’s Invited movement, set up to highlight and tackle...

The investigation report regarding The Dunham Trust issued by the ESFA is important reading for all involved in running and scrutinising...