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13 October 2026

Everyone can tell you what needs to change. Who helps you with the how?

School leaders are often told what needs to change. The harder task is working out how to make improvement happen through people. Drawing on their experiences of headship, Angela O'Brien and Rachel Rose explore how Systems Leadership can help leaders build clarity, strengthen teams and create the conditions for lasting change.

1 June 2026

What is the DfE Teacher Training Entitlement?

The Teacher Training Entitlement (TTE) was introduced as part of a Labour manifesto commitment, signalling a renewed investment in the development of teachers and leaders at every stage of their careers. While many will be familiar with the Early Career Framework (ECF) and National Professional Qualifications (NPQs), there has, until recently, been less clarity about what a broader entitlement for all staff might look like.

5 May 2026

Working together to promote open and engaged research in education.

Introducing the Community of Research Engaged Schools (CoRES) a new community of practice for interprofessional knowledge exchange and research partnership.

7 April 2026

The future of flexible working: from curiosity to culture in our schools

As our work as Flexible Working Ambassadors comes to an end, Neil Renton and Julie Wellacott reflect not just on what they have done, but on what they have learned.

3 March 2026

Education White Paper Digest

The Department for Education has published its new White Paper, Every Child Achieving and Thriving, which sets out the Government’s long‑term vision for education in England through the 2030s.

3 February 2026

What International Dialogue Teaches Us About Leadership

In an increasingly complex educational landscape, some of the most powerful professional learning happens when leaders step outside their own system. Red Kite Learning Trust had the privilege of hosting one of the study visit days for a group of headteachers and researchers from across China, as part of a programme led by the UCL Centre for Educational Leadership.

6 January 2026

The Professional Learning Paradox

The new Ofsted framework compels school leaders to ensure there is a ‘coherent professional learning programme for all staff’ but this is easier said than done for many schools.

2 December 2025

The Next Word: Why AI Literacy Cannot Wait

Why AI literacy matters for every pupil in every Key Stage. It is more than understanding a tool. It is learning to question information, examine patterns, test assumptions and recognise limitations.

4 November 2025

Building Belonging: What the Sutton Trust’s ‘Double Disadvantage’ Report Reminds Us

In October, the Sutton Trust released a powerful research brief titled Double Disadvantage? Socio-economic inequalities in the SEND system.

7 October 2025

Why Traditional Discipline Fails Learners with PDA and What Works Instead

For children with a PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance / Persistent Drive for Autonomy) profile, everyday classroom language and expectations can feel overwhelming, like a minefield of demands and pressures.

2 September 2025

Is Let Teachers SHINE right for you?

LET Teachers SHINE is about looking for new ideas that address some of the problems which exist in education.

1 July 2025

Every teacher a teacher of SEND

The idea that 'every teacher is a teacher of SEND' is highly commendable. It can be presumed that the primary motivation for entering the teaching profession is the potential job satisfaction derived from facilitating the success of others. ‘Others’ meaning all children and young people.