1/28/2026 2:16:58 PM Colleges collaborating to shape ethical, purpose-driven adoption of AI By Tom Morrison Earlier this week Keith Smith, Chief Executive at Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges (HRUC), wrote about the creation of a community...
1/23/2026 1:55:15 PM Managing two parallel procurement regimes: Why public sector buyers and commissioners must stay alert By Ciara Campfield If you work with public contracts, you’ll know the Procurement Act 2023 officially kicked in on 24 February 2025. But thanks to the...
1/21/2026 9:29:10 AM The DfE updates its Gen AI product safety standards By Eleanor Reilly Stone King welcomes the recent update (19 January 2026) of the Department for Education's product safety guidance for generative AI...
1/6/2026 12:30:49 PM New guidance from the Children's Commissioners – "What I wish my parents or carers knew" By Ciara Campfield My son turns 14 this week (yikes!). Like every parent, I want to keep him safe – especially online. I read the Children’s Commissioner’s...
12/9/2025 1:25:19 PM It is time to rethink contracts... By Ciara Campfield As a commercial contracts and procurement lawyer, I’ve seen the same issue play out again and again: contracts have become dense,...
12/1/2025 12:02:13 PM The best ideas start in the playground By Ciara Campfield I was outside the school playground the other day waiting to pick up my daughter, Luna, and the sound of kids lost in play (the squeals...
11/25/2025 10:50:18 AM EdTech Summit 2025 By Eleanor Reilly The EdTech Summit 2025 last week, as part of the Schools and Academies Show, looks to have been a roaring success. So many interesting,...
11/21/2025 9:10:08 AM This is water; this is data By Eleanor Reilly On this day, 20 years and six months ago, David Foster Wallace delivered the commencement day speech at Kenyon College, Ohio in the...
11/20/2025 2:24:11 PM Teacher Wellbeing Index 2025 By Eleanor Reilly It is absolutely not surprising that teacher wellbeing rates have dropped to a new low, according to the Teacher Wellbeing Index just...
11/19/2025 4:52:31 PM Government consultation on a draft code of practice on electronic and workplace balloting for statutory union ballots By Victoria Blake The government has today (19 November 2025) launched a consultation on a draft code of practice on electronic and workplace balloting for...
11/18/2025 3:23:56 PM AI and the future of pedagogy, by Tom Chatfield By Eleanor Reilly AI and the future of pedagogy, by Tom Chatfield has caused a bit of a stir in the last week or so. Whilst it is mainly concerned with...
11/14/2025 10:55:29 AM Gen AI in Education By Eleanor Reilly Recently, I attended the Cambridge Generative AI in Education Conference 2025, which was about shaping the future of learning through...