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Geoff Barton pays tribute to the work of school leaders in managing next week’s strike, and calls on the government to avert further industrial action by addressing the teacher recruitment and retention crisis.

As education unions announced the results of their ballots this week, Geoff Barton reflects on the stark difference between the democratic bar set for trade union ballots and the cursory nod to democracy which is a feature of appointing new prime ministers outside of general elections.

The government’s school building programme is welcome, but a much more ambitious plan is needed to rebuild our crumbling school estate and meet climate change targets.  ASCL’s Hayley Dunn outlines the issues in her latest blog. 

Rishi Sunak's New Year speech this week was short on detail apart from one: more maths for 16-18 year olds. This policy lacks the input of the very people who are responsible for delivering education, writes Geoff Barton in his weekly blog.