https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/school-intervention-rise-structural-backstop-2026 School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z School intervention changed on 7 September: support first, with a visible structural backstop https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/pisa-2025-england-strong-average-distribution-gaps School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z PISA 2025: England’s averages are strong. The distribution is the leadership story. https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/ofsted-independent-schools-2026-cohort-standards School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z Independent-school standards: a clear cohort signal, not a sector verdict https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/rshe-2026-implementation-curriculum-accountability School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z RSHE 2026 is now live: the implementation test starts here https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/ofqual-2027-exam-assurance-control-cycle School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z 2027 exam assurance starts now: Ofqual sets out the whole control cycle https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/kcsie-2026-implementation-staff-device-handover School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z KCSIE 2026 is in force: one reading baseline must now become one safeguarding practice https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/ofsted-big-listen-108-actions-impact-test School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z Ofsted has completed 108 Big Listen actions. The next test is whether change can be felt. https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/agency-supply-board-level-control-september-2026 School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z Agency supply is now a board-level control: price, contract and safeguarding have to align https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/overseas-qts-eligibility-change-september-2026 School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z A route has closed, not a profession: the overseas-QTS change needs candidate-by-candidate decisions https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/branded-uniform-limit-governance-procurement-test School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z The branded-uniform limit is now live. This is a procurement and governance test, not a counting exercise https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/icfp-budget-curriculum-three-year-decision School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z A budget is not a curriculum plan: DfE's ICFP rewrite changes the September conversation https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/school-energy-contracts-smart-meter-condition School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z School energy contracts are acquiring a meter condition. The preparation clock has started. https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/academy-trust-lease-register-sorp-2026 School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z Academy estate leases have moved onto the balance sheet. The first control is a complete register. https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/planned-is-not-live-four-connectivity-states School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z Planned is not live: the four connectivity states every school and trust should separate https://schoolconnection.co.uk/analysis/six-standards-one-trust-wide-view School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z Six standards, one trust-wide view: digital readiness can now be planned across more than one school https://schoolconnection.co.uk/reports/start-of-term-connected-systems-1-9-september-2026 School Connection en 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z The first nine days of term: fifteen features, one connected operating picture