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An inspection consultation from the Independent Schools Inspectorate, which responds to major social issues from the past two years, will put pressure on private schools – but that’s just what the sector needs, says Libby Nicholas

The Independent Schools Inspectorate has launched a consultation around how it plans to inspect association independent schools from September 2023. Their chief inspector-CEO outlines the thinking behind the new proposals

DfE says new powers are needed as it has not always been able to adequately intervene in failing multi-academy trusts

Founding CEOs of MATs are moving on and a new generation, with a different set of skills, is being appointed, finds Zofia Niemtus. But what will it mean for pupils, parents and teachers?

Ministers also set to legislate to require schools to have attendance policies

The 13 government SEND advisers will work in areas where inspections have found concerns

SEND provision in overseas schools was hit hard by the Covid crisis but, as a result of the scale of the challenge, new insights and innovations came to light that helped those still developing their provision to evolve quickly

In a new YouGov poll, educators report a rise in the number of transgender and non-binary students – and say they need more direction from the government on how to support them

Proposals in the SEND Green Paper to standardise and digitise Education and Health Care Plans have met with a mixed reaction from teachers, unions, privacy campaigners and SEND organisations, as Dan Worth discovers

The chief executive of the National Governance Association explains why the organisation has produced two versions of its governance guidance for the first time – one for schools, and a second for MATs

Employers in the education sector must support staff through the menopause, say Scott Milligan and Deborah Rookes

Headteachers and schools must ensure their exclusion procedures are up to date with case law, says Michael Imperato