Headteachers & School Leaders
Staff Wellbeing: What Actually Moves the Needle (Beyond a Wellbeing Day)
The DfE's Education Staff Wellbeing Charter and this year's Teacher Wellbeing Index tell two different stories, one of formal commitments,…
Teacher Recruitment in a Shortage Subject: Practical Strategies for Heads
Physics and computing recruitment hit record highs in 2025/26, yet both subjects still missed their national targets. Here's what actually…
School Marketing and Admissions: Filling Places Honestly
With primary rolls falling across much of England, schools are under real pressure to fill places. This piece looks at…
School Governance: Working Effectively with Your Governing Board
Governance and management are meant to be different jobs, but the boundary blurs constantly. Here's what actually builds a governing…
Teacher Retention: Why Good Staff Actually Leave (and What Keeps Them)
The national data on why teachers leave rarely matches the staffroom rumour mill. Here's what actually predicts departure, why leaving…
Multi-Academy Trust Leadership: Balancing Trust and School-Level Autonomy
Multi-academy trusts all face the same question: what should be decided centrally, and what should stay with the school? This…
School Budget Management Under Real-Terms Funding Pressure
National funding per pupil has partly recovered since 2019, but that headline hides real strain: a growing share of schools…
SEN Funding: Understanding High-Needs Funding and EHCP Costs at School Level
SEN funding is one of the most misunderstood parts of a school budget, moving through three separate layers before a…
The 2025 Ofsted Framework Changes: A Leader’s Guide
Ofsted scrapped single-word judgements from 10 November 2025, replacing them with report cards and a new five-point scale. Here's what…
Writing a School Improvement Plan Staff Actually Use
Most school improvement plans get written in July and forgotten by October half term. This guide covers how to prioritise…
