Planning

The latest advice, guidance and examples of best practice on lesson and curriculum planning in schools

Thursday

22nd May 2025

Is this the way to close the early years attainment gap?
Boys eligible for free school meals aren’t reaching a good level of development as often as their peers, writes Sarah Charlton – but there are practices that can help
early years attainment gap gingerbread man

Friday

16th May 2025

8 ways to save money and have better school buildings
At the Schools and Academies Show senior leaders discussed numerous ways to better manage the sprawling estates that trusts and schools manage. Here are some of the key insights they had to share
School buildings buckets catching water

Monday

28th Apr 2025

9 in 10 secondary teachers make their own curriculum resources
Just 13 per cent of secondary teachers use Oak National Academy resources in their lesson planning, DfE survey finds
9 in 10 secondary teachers make their own curriculum resources

Monday

3rd Mar 2025

Academy admissions appeals: most complaints fail
Figures come on the day that next year’s secondary school offers are being confirmed
Golden ticket for admissions

Friday

14th Feb 2025

Why trusts need an appetite for risk
Risk can be a scary word – but if you want to innovate, then knowing where you’re comfortable taking risks and articulating this to trustees is vital, Dan Worth discovers
Standing on cracked ice

Friday

7th Feb 2025

Bill could stop good schools expanding, ministers warned
Tory MPs raise concerns about plans to allow the Office of the Schools Adjudicator to set a school’s pupil admission number after a complaint is upheld
Conservative MPs raise concerns about plans to allow the Office of the Schools Adjudicator to set school admission numbers

Tuesday

7th Jan 2025

6 lessons in leadership from a brand-new school
Building a school community from scratch provides a distinct insight into educational leadership, says headteacher Gail Preston
six in the deep end

Saturday

28th Dec 2024

Has your trust got its strategy right?
As an academy trust grows, an overarching strategy becomes increasingly important. Dan Worth uncovers expert advice on creating a vision for long-term success
Trust strategy

Tuesday

24th Dec 2024

Education directors’ body ADES names new general secretary
Sheena Devlin, who will take over from Michael Wood in January, brings many years of experience and has ‘huge respect’ among colleagues
Education directors' body ADES has new general secretary

Monday

9th Dec 2024

My Week As... DSL at the British School of Amsterdam
In our ‘My Week As’ series, a senior sector leader reveals what a typical week looks like in their role. Here, we talk to designated 51ºÚÁÏ lead Helen Rigelsford
My week as

Monday

18th Nov 2024

My Week As...CEO of the English Schools Foundation in Hong Kong
In our ‘My Week As’ series, a senior sector leader reveals what a typical week looks like in their role. Here, we talk to Belinda Greer
Belinda Greer Hong Kong

Tuesday

12th Nov 2024

Boosting reading fluency ‘could halve KS2 gender gap’
Research also warns against making key stage 2 tests ‘too long’ so they’re largely assessments of reading speed
Reading speed