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GLF Schools announces new chief education officer
Phil Humphreys takes on role at 43-school trust having previously been director of education for Lift Schools
Phil humphreys
Ofsted leaders defend report card plans to MPs
Chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver and Ofsted chair Dame Christine Gilbert face the education select committee as the finalised plans for new inspections come under scrutiny
Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver and chair Dame Christine Gilbert have faced MPs questions.il
Williamson admits ‘many mistakes’ made in DfE Covid response
Former education secretary criticises Boris Johnson for giving ‘false hope’ in spring 2020 that schools would reopen
Sir Gavin Wiliamson has admitted DfE made many mistakes in the handling of the Covid pandemic.
ASCL considers legal action over Ofsted report card plans
The Association of School and College Leaders has confirmed it will explore legal action against Ofsted over the impact of report cards on school leader wellbeing
Legal review
How metacognitive routines can boost reading comprehension
Year 5 teacher Aaron Regan explains how a series of metacognitive strategies has helped his class to get better at inference and articulating their ideas about texts
Child puzzled reading a book
Curriculum reform must focus on engagement, not just attainment
Looking at how Chicago turned around its struggling schools offers insights into how the curriculum review could unlock transformation here, says trust CEO Becks Boomer-Clark
Becks Boomer-Clark
The DfE must reverse its decision to cut IB funding
Withdrawing funding for the International Baccalaureate in state schools will have a big negative impact of students for the sake of a small saving, warns this education leader
Why the DfE should reverse its decision to cut IB funding for state schools
New Ofsted inspections: 5 insights from our school’s test visit
A head who had a two-day pilot inspection under Ofsted’s new framework shares what he learned – and why it was a positive experience
Ofsted is launching new school inspections later this term
Nadim Nsouli on building a 121-school group - and how big it could become
The founder and CEO of Inspired Education talks to Dan Worth about the rapid growth of the international group, the importance of quality teaching, ‘stupid’ government decisions – and why running 300 schools is ‘absolutely’ possible
Nadim Nsouli