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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 parents of a child who died by suicide after accessing inappropriate material at school explain why they are campaigning to make the government, Ofsted and schools aware of the importance of ensuring that e-filtering and monitoring systems are working properly

Research shows government catch-up has been ‘nowhere near enough’, say union leaders

The head of education in a hospital school for Camhs outlines the reality of how education remains a key priority for children receiving help – and why inspection reform may be required

EEF study also finds that a catch-up phonics programme has a ‘negative impact’ on reading compared with regular English lessons

Scottish government’s policy of testing pupils in P1 comes under fire as case made for a kindergarten stage from 3 to 6

Seven trusts and schools win share of £650,000 contract as part of scheme to help schools with poor or declining Ofsted grades

The CEO of the largest primary-only MAT reflects on recent key stage 1 and phonics results – and discusses what needs to be done to address the challenges they have revealed

Wales’ growing self-confidence is its strength – despite ‘large, loud neighbour’, says former Welsh minister for education

Former Department for Education adviser says Liz Truss’s government has ‘deprioritised education’

Racism is a consequence of slavery, and the history of slavery must be taught truthfully to change attitudes, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer tells schools

Your roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including the government’s stance on teacher pay, a strike ultimatum and the education secretary’s controversial speech