9/25/2026 4:18:29 PM Beyond resilience: reflections on the Confederation of Schools Trust 2026 report By Jacqui Tookey Drawing on the views of almost 400 trust leaders across England, the latest report of survey findings from the Confederation of Schools...
9/11/2026 4:21:56 PM Assisted Dying Bill fails in Parliament By Cameron Main By 286 votes to 270, MPs voted against allowing the reintroduced Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to proceed beyond its Second...
9/11/2026 9:17:31 AM The Assisted Dying Bill: A second chance at reform By Cameron Main Jessica Fechner After the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ran out of time at the end of the last parliamentary session, it has been...
9/8/2026 10:32:14 AM 'Development without deficit' - avoiding self-criticism as a starting point for professional development By Jacqui Tookey Looking in the mirror is something I try to avoid as I age, but self-reflection is a crucial aspect of our ongoing personal and...
9/4/2026 12:29:48 PM Upcoming changes to the Minister of Religion and Religious Worker Visa Routes - what sponsors need to know By Julianna Barker On 3 September 2026, the Home Office published a Statement of Changes setting out reforms to various immigration routes. A number of the...
8/11/2026 8:24:11 AM Lifelong learning is easier said than done By Ciara Campfield Of course, everyone agrees on the importance of lifelong learning. Politicians agree, employers agree, universities agree, think tanks...
8/6/2026 3:55:11 PM Social value changes coming - rewarding the pathway and not just the outcome By Ciara Campfield Andy Burnham has long argued that public spending should deliver more than a contracted service. It should create social value,...
8/3/2026 12:20:46 PM Re-wiring the State: What could this mean for social care? By Ciara Campfield When I first read the Government's Rewiring the State announcement, I wasn't thinking about mayors, governance structures or...
7/17/2026 8:48:22 AM Academy Trust Handbook 2026: What should trust leaders be focusing on? By Jamie Otter The Department for Education has published the Academy Trust Handbook 2026, which comes into force on 1 October 2026. As always, there...
7/10/2026 9:14:51 AM Telecoms Lease Renewals: why landowners should proceed with caution By Benjamin Pike If your land or building hosts a telecommunications mast on its property, it is important to understand how legal changes that came in in...
5/26/2026 10:37:29 AM Love is not enough: cathedrals, cash, and candour By Frances Godden Cathedral Deans will meet MPs next month to discuss financial sustainability, an initiative announced at the Association of English...
5/22/2026 11:12:45 AM "Replacing lower- value human capital" By Surinder Dhillon Standard Chartered boss Bill Winters apologises for saying AI would eliminate ‘lower-value human capital’ after his comments drew...