Stone King - Quick Reads

3/13/2026 1:12:31 PM

Sponsorship and staffing for September: are you prepared?

By Xander May

As we approach the final term, many schools and trusts are already asking the same question: “How do we stay ahead of our workforce and...

3/11/2026 9:27:12 AM

By Ciara Campfield

For the first time in a long while, it feels as though education, social care, community economics, and national resilience policy are...

3/6/2026 1:34:42 PM

By Ballie Nizzer

The latest NFER report shines a spotlight on the support staff workforce across England’s schools. The key takeaways: Support staff now...

3/4/2026 10:42:44 AM

By Amy Berry

Currently the law provides various protections in relation to trade union membership and activities, including a prohibition on employers...

3/4/2026 10:05:57 AM

By Craig Vincent

As HR consultants working within the education sector, the government’s newly published 6,500 Additional Teachers Delivery Plan carries...

3/4/2026 9:51:53 AM

By Amy Berry

The Government has launched a consultation to determine the new organisation-wide thresholds that will trigger collective redundancy. The...

2/27/2026 10:34:13 AM

By Ballie Nizzer

A new Department for Education report offers one of the clearest insights yet into the pressures facing support staff in schools and...

2/27/2026 10:26:36 AM

By Ciara Campfield

The publication of the 2026 schools white paper, ‘Every child achieving and thriving’, marks a turning point in how England...

2/24/2026 12:44:08 PM

By Chris Emm

Hot on the heels of the DFE’s Education Estates Strategy, the much-anticipated white paper ‘Every child achieving and thriving’ has now...

2/24/2026 12:35:14 PM

By Lee Coley

Quite rightly much of the focus on ‘Every child achieving and thriving’ has been on its proposed reforms of the SEND system and the...

2/24/2026 10:22:28 AM

By Tom Morrison

The long-awaited white paper ‘Every child achieving and thriving’ has landed. There is a lot in it and it is not just another schools...

2/24/2026 9:48:05 AM

By Jean Boyle

The long-awaited white paper, ‘Every child achieving and thriving’, was published on 23 February. Billed as the SEND white paper, it is...