Insights
Perspectives on the systems, technology and governance shaping education.
A library of essays and field notes for leaders, investors and founders working at the edge of education.
AI
Why African Education Must Define Its Own AI Agenda
Why educators must define the problem before adopting the solution — and what the AI gold rush risks getting wrong about African classrooms.
Jun 2026 · 7 min read
Safeguarding
The Duty of Care: Every Staff Member's Role in Safeguarding
2,700 words*
Jun 2026 · 8 min read
Safeguarding
The Designated Safeguarding Lead: Leadership at the Heart of School Protection
The Designated Safeguarding Lead is the most important single safeguarding role in any school. Not because they are the only person responsible for children's welfare, but because they are the person responsible for leading, coordinating…
Jun 2026 · 7 min read
Safeguarding
Dealing with Disclosures: How to Receive What a Child Tells You
When a child tells an adult that they have been harmed, the quality of the response they receive in that moment can determine whether they ever tell anyone again. Research on child sexual abuse disclosure found that fewer survivors than…
Jun 2026 · 9 min read
Safeguarding
Reporting to the DSL: What to Report, When and Why It Cannot Wait
The reporting of concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead is the most frequently exercised safeguarding responsibility that falls to the majority of school staff. And it is, research and serious case reviews have repeatedly…
Jun 2026 · 8 min read
Safeguarding
Allegations Against Staff: Navigating One of Safeguarding's Most Difficult Territories
2,800 words*
Jun 2026 · 8 min read
Safeguarding
The Prevent Duty: What Every School Must Understand About Radicalisation
Approx. 2,800 words*
Jun 2026 · 9 min read
Education Leadership
Designing School Culture: The Leader's First Responsibility
A great deal of leadership energy in schools is spent responding to the culture that exists rather than creating the one that is needed. Behaviour meetings, exclusion panels, parent complaints and crisis interventions are all responses to…
Jun 2026 · 7 min read
Education Leadership
Building School Culture in Practice: Routines, Rules and the Role of Every Adult
2,900 words*
Jun 2026 · 8 min read
Education Leadership
Maintaining School Culture: Why Good Schools Stay Good
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Jun 2026 · 8 min read
Education Leadership
Rewards and Sanctions: Getting the Balance Right
2,900 words*
Jun 2026 · 9 min read
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