Ofsted is rebuilding the framework. Your Monday is unchanged.

Last week I did the secondary school rounds. My daughter starts next year, so we've been touring the options. At one of …

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21 Oct 2026, 06:00:00

The week your fire strategy gets propped open

It’s 30 degrees outside, but step inside a south-facing classroom mid-afternoon and it feels closer to an oven. The air …

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2 min read
22 Jun 2026, 16:05:07

England's school sprinkler rethink

I was visiting a school last week and as we were walking up to the office we passed a new block being built on site. We …

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4 min read
15 Jun 2026, 13:44:53