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16 May 2026

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John Dickens

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Opinion

How Geography has changed over the past 30 years

While standards have improved in the subject, there is still one systemic weakness, says Steve Brace

Steve Brace

24 Oct 2025 | Opinion
Opinion

A reading target is right. Here’s how schools can make it happen

Targets and regular tests can transform outcomes, but only if schools build the systems, culture and ...

Becks Boomer-Clark

17 Oct 2025 | Opinion
News

White paper plan for schools to be part of a ‘group’

Officials working on plan to encourage all schools to join a group, sources told Schools Week

John Dickens

17 Oct 2025
News

‘I dream the curriculum every night’: leading education’s toughest brief

After 14 months heading the government’s curriculum review, Becky Francis reflects on control, compromise ...

John Dickens

17 Oct 2025 | Curriculum
News

ASCL joins Ofsted preparation ‘cottage industry’ it once criticised

Watchdog urges schools not to 'spend limited resources' on preparing for inspection after union launches ...

John Dickens

9 Oct 2025 | Ofsted
News

Matt Hood to lead new health reforms ‘delivery unit’

Oak National Academy founder to run new team under health secretary Wes Streeting to cut hospital waiting ...

John Dickens

6 Oct 2025 | Movers and Shakers
News

Children’s minister gets beefed-up schools brief as portfolios revealed

Government has confirmed which policies new ministers will be in charge of. Here's your Schools Week guide ...

John Dickens

22 Sep 2025 | Politics
Opinion

Class politics: How old school voting habits are unravelling

A new poll showing private school alumni are most likely to vote for Labour reveals just how dramatically ...

Louis O’Geran

22 Sep 2025 | Opinion: Politics
News

Now the armed forces flag SEND system failures

MP says council delay in issuing an EHCP for a service child is causing 'serious operational problems'

John Dickens

12 Sep 2025 | Inclusion
News

Welcome back, now buckle up for autumn school reforms blitz

Reforms on inspection, accountability, curriculum and SEND all due to be published this term

John Dickens

5 Sep 2025