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AI can help schools by focusing on their core purpose, says this head in the Scottish Highlands, who is part of a new network addressing AI in education

Support staff, including TAs, are leaving the profession in record numbers. So what can schools do to make them want to stay? Nancy Gedge offers her advice

A senior leader at Lift Schools explains how an audit of schools uncovered a mish-mash of job roles – and why streamlining this has had numerous benefits

Sutton Trust research into the cuts schools are having to make reveals the ‘mismatch’ between the government’s ambitious plans and the funding being provided, sector leaders warn

Independent review finds that lobbying groups did not influence the school or trust in the decision to postpone a Jewish MP’s visit last year

Exams watchdog highlights ‘systemic failures’ by WJEC over a six-year period, but stops short of issuing a fine after the board takes ‘urgent steps’ to prevent recurrence

Humour is one of the traits that students value most in their teachers. But can cracking jokes actually make your teaching better? Mark Roberts takes a look at the research

Do we really need this extra layer of day-to-day school management in the trust system, asks one leader who warns that it can starve headteachers of the ‘oxygen of autonomy’

One MAT chief executive explains how his trust has moved away from having one Sendco per school to a system that allows knowledge to be shared more widely

The accountability penalty that schools can suffer for having a good reputation for supporting students with SEND is highlighted by new research

The DfE has not given schools enough support to manage the risks associated with falling pupil rolls, National Audit Office warns

The joining of the two trusts will make Oasis the sixth-largest multi-academy trust in England, after taking on Big Education’s three schools