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Your roundup of this week’s most-read news and features articles on 91¶¶Òõ, includes the date of the planned teacher strike and calls for Ofsted to revise its approach to inspections

Will a multi-academy trust-led system be all about centralisation? How will finances work? How will primaries be persuaded to join MATs? We asked the experts for their views

If the government achieves its aim of every school belonging to an academy trust by 2030, what will that mean for the way schools are managed and run? Six experts give their views on what the education market will look like at a system level over the next decade

Falling birth rates across the UK will have massive implications for schools, which are funded according to the number of pupils on their rolls. At a time when schools are already facing huge financial pressures, the future looks even bleaker, finds John Morgan

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This researcher reveals the extent of violence against teaching assistants in mainstream schools and explains what schools can do to better protect staff and create a culture that refuses to tolerate such incidents

Six former inspectors outline where the current Ofsted inspection framework is going wrong and what needs to change – including making safeguarding the top priority

Technology can be helpful and liberating in schools, but Kenneth Primrose says teachers must foster wisdom and self-control around the use of devices

Your roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including fears that the government’s spending plans could cost tens of thousands of jobs, and a major research study that casts doubt on a DfE-approved phonics scheme

John Roberts is the man government departments, education organisations and many others call when they want to get something tech-related done. He’s managed to keep a low profile while doing it, but his involvement with Oak National Academy and Edapt is about to change that very quickly

The huge impact of Covid lockdowns on children’s physical activity has been revealed by research – but this public health expert has some simple ideas for primary schools to get pupils moving again

Read these key pointers for better approaches to mental health, from a teacher responsible for wellbeing at an all-boys’ school