by Yamina Bibi | Feb 22, 2026 | Attainment Gap, Continued Professional Development, Disadvantaged Pupils, Teaching & Learning
My story in teaching and education begins similar to so many teachers’ stories: I graduated at 22, completed my PGCE and then went straight into teaching English. Since then, it has been a pretty linear career pathway up until a year ago. I credit this to many of my...
by Diane Thompson | Feb 3, 2026 | Disadvantaged Pupils, Primary Education, SEND & Inclusion, Uncategorised
Leadership in education has never been about comfort for me. If it were, I would have turned around on day one of my first headship and quietly pretended I’d taken a wrong turn. That first school had a ten-year history of Requires Improvement. The trust was under a...
by Richard Ige | Dec 20, 2025 | Disadvantaged Pupils, Early Intervention, Primary Education
If you had asked me this time last year where I thought I would be, I would have said I’d be a Deputy Headteacher, working within one school and continuing to play an integral role in providing pupils with the platform to fulfil their life aspirations. Instead, I now...
by Genevieve Bent | Dec 13, 2025 | Attainment Gap, Disadvantaged Pupils, Early Intervention, SEND & Inclusion
As 2025 comes to an end, I’ve been reflecting on the year through the lens of attainment, opportunity and what it truly means to support every young person to thrive. National data continues to prompt important conversations about outcomes, but this year reminded me...
by Nana- Kofi Okyere | Nov 23, 2025 | Disadvantaged Pupils, high suspension rates, Permanent Exclusion, SEND & Inclusion
Partnership, co-production, teamwork, unity are all essential in supporting young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN). Without a collaborative approach, young people with SEN risk being failed. This partnership must be evident and consistent at all levels,...
by Genevieve Bent | Sep 29, 2025 | Attainment Gap, Disadvantaged Pupils, high suspension rates, Permanent Exclusion, Suspension Rates
When I first entered teaching, I realised it was about so much more than just my science lessons and their end of unit test results. Every child was unique, with a story that was uniquely theirs. As with any of us, their experiences so far had shaped who they were...
