Secondary

Monday

15th Jun 2026

The subjects where the fewest KS3 students are taught by specialists
The proportion of hours taught by a specialist teacher declined slightly across the board for 2025-26, with key stage 3 seeing the largest drop
people

Friday

12th Jun 2026

The real way to boost boys’ school engagement
Giving vulnerable boys access to a trusted adult mentor can help tackle educational disadvantage and ward off malign influences, says this trust leader
Sculpture of a head mentor

Thursday

11th Jun 2026

How to make the enrichment benchmarks work for all
Two trust CEOs say the government’s plan to improve extracurricular opportunities for pupils is welcome – but schools need support for it to have the desired impact
Students in music class

Wednesday

10th Jun 2026

GCSE resits 2026: everything you need to know
Resits for GCSE English and maths take place in November. Here is your guide to how they – and other retakes – work
Exam resits

Tuesday

9th Jun 2026

Schools let pupils down by not taking service learning seriously
Service learning shouldn’t just be a one-off volunteering initiative – it needs to be embedded into the curriculum if we want to develop young people who can shape the world around them, writes leader Shahina Ahmad
Students working in allotment

Tuesday

2nd Jun 2026

Why life skills are a core focus for all our schools
A research project drawing on insights from ISP schools around the world proves the value of embedding key life skills into the curriculum, says the group’s Camilla Woodhouse
Poetry reading

Friday

29th May 2026

Smartphone bans must not ignore students’ medical needs
A phone is a vital medical accessory for some, and this must be considered in phone ban legislation, writes Alice Gregory
Smartphone bans must not ignore students’ medical needs

Thursday

28th May 2026

How schools can tackle rising Neet numbers
As the Milburn report warns that nearly a million young people are not in education, employment or training, this headteacher offers advice on making sure that students leave school with ambition and a sense of direction
How schools can tackle the Neet problem

Monday

25th May 2026

My week as... head of The Grange School in Chile
Kate Ingamells-Bland became the first female headteacher of The Grange School in its almost 100-year history in 2025 – here she talks about her working week and why school now finishes early on a Friday
Kate Ingamells-Bland

Thursday

21st May 2026

The power of international school relationships - for staff and students
How a connection between schools in Devon and the Ukraine has had a big impact – and underlines the value of school partnerships across borders
Ukraine pupils in school

Wednesday

20th May 2026

Why uneven school SEND provision is not sustainable
Schools with a reputation for inclusion are becoming overstretched because they are supporting a disproportionate number of pupils with SEND, writes the lead researcher for a new NFER study
SEND classroom

Tuesday

19th May 2026

IB confirms major new strand for Diploma Programme by 2030
International Baccalaureate chief Olli-Pekka Heinonen talks to 91¶¶Òõ about plans for the new Systems Transformation Pathway that he says will provide something ‘many education systems are lacking’
Olli-Pekka Heinonen of the International Baccalaureate