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7 May 2026

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Schools and Academies Show: Live blog

2h | Schools

Exam aids for maths and science GCSE exams to continue

1d | Assessment

NAHT conference: Ofsted, SEND and industrial action warnings

5d | Politics

Ark boss Lucy Heller to step down after 22 years

1d | Movers and Shakers
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Church of England shelves consultation on multi-academy trust inspections

6d | Academies
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A tale of two trusts: More academy chains £1m+ in the red, but others improve

6d | School funding

Lenehan: Pupils labelled ‘early’ when needs could be poverty-driven

6d | Inclusion
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Clare Routledge

Fixing the teacher pipeline means looking at the joints, not just the flow

Clare Routledge

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Stephen Morales

Operational excellence is the next frontier for school improvement

Stephen Morales

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Nic Crossley

Inclusion is not a building project

Nic Crossley

| Opinion: SEND

How to talk to families and staff about merging trusts

Jessica ShepherdLinda Tanner

| Opinion: Leadership
Kathryn Drapier

It’s time to make part-time possible

Kathryn Drapier

| Opinion: Leadership
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Dave Woods, headteacher, Beaconsfield Primary School

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Will local government reorganisation improve SEND?

1w | Inclusion
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New heads need more than a one-off qualification, say charities

1w | Leadership and governance
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Shan Scott, former chief schools adjudicator

1w | Profile

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Earning the right to deprivation funding

31 Mar 2026 | School funding

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Guy Shears, CEO, Central Region Schools Trust
24 Mar 2026 | Profile

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Lessons from the frontline of Russia’s propaganda war
10 Mar 2026 | Schools

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Will reforms fix the SEND funding crisis?
27 Feb 2026 | Schools white paper

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Sharing not siloed: The special schools bringing inclusion into the mainstream
17 Feb 2026 | Inclusion

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Operational excellence is the next frontier for school improvement

Stephen Morales

2h | The Business Leader

Fixing the teacher pipeline means looking at the joints, not just the flow

Clare Routledge

1h | The Research Leader
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AI, subject access requests and metadata: What schools need to know

Claire Archibald

1w | The Legal Leader
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Why we’re replacing local governing bodies with regional school boards

Adrian Ball

2w | The Boardroom Leader
Movers & Shakers

Ark boss Lucy Heller to step down after 22 years

1d

Movers and shakers: Ofsted, DRET, The Brilliant Club

31 Mar 2026

More DfE change as new regional director revealed

19 Mar 2026

Nottingham professors to lead university teacher trainers’ body

17 Mar 2026

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‘Protect and nurture’ university role in teacher training, says outgoing UCET boss

6d | Profile
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Dave Woods, headteacher, Beaconsfield Primary School

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Shan Scott, former chief schools adjudicator

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