Stone King - Quick Reads

12/8/2025 1:37:38 PM

When systems fail children, we must change the system

By Ciara Campfield

I've just been reading the latest child poverty figures, and once again they stop me in my tracks, because no matter how long I’ve worked...

12/5/2025 2:27:53 PM

By Ciara Campfield

I’m really glad to see the Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies programme moving forward with the publication of the Government's...

12/2/2025 11:56:35 AM

By Ciara Campfield

Post the Autumn 2025 Budget, I’ve been thinking lots about public finances and how our governments and governments worldwide are...

12/1/2025 12:02:13 PM

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...

11/28/2025 10:20:09 AM

By Jean Boyle

Employment Rights Bill update: Day one unfair dismissal rights scrapped It was announced yesterday (27 November 2025) in a government...

11/26/2025 2:49:46 PM

By Jean Boyle

The Government has updated its guidance on public sector exit payments today. It includes new provisions dealing with transparency. In...

11/25/2025 12:29:20 PM

By Julie Moktadir

Yesterday was the ILPA (Immigration Law Practitioners Association) AGM. I have been a Trustee of ILPA for many years, and have been...

11/25/2025 10:50:18 AM

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,...

11/24/2025 10:18:03 AM

By Tom Morrison

The Association of Colleges' (AoC) annual conference has always provided a welcome opportunity to catch up with colleagues from across...

11/21/2025 11:52:36 AM

By Ciara Campfield

We were delighted to attend this year’s AoC Annual Conference on 18–19 November 2025 at The ICC in Birmingham. This year’s programme...

11/21/2025 9:10:08 AM

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

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...