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Partnering for a stronger future
The next phase of the government's Healthy Schools programme will provide closer support for children's and young people's health and wellbeing within the school environment, writes Richard Sangster

EXCLUSIVE: School lotteries strike back
The current schools admissions system favours the rich over the poor and the unscrupulous over those who play fair, writes David Furness, head of strategic development at the Social Market Foundation

Change: remembering the moral imperative
Education commentator Richard Gerver reveals the tears and a flash of inspiration that led him to reject a targets culture as a headteacher in favour of an organic process focused on the needs of children

We must agree new, stronger targets on biodiversity loss
Ahead of two major reports to be released this week on the state of wildlife in Britain and Europe, new Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik considers the need for radical new targets to halt biodiversity loss

In cyber security, confidence does not come cheap
More money and more cooperation are the building blocks to better cyber security in the UK, believes Tony Dyhouse, director of the Digital Systems KTN – Cyber Security Programme. He tells Mike Lowe what the UK might face if it was hit by a successful cyber attack

International Women's Day: Science in the Spotlight
Prominent university professor Mineke Bosch calls on the new Research Commissioner Maire Geoghegan-Quinn to rise to the challenge of increasing female representation in science and reap the benefits of greater diversity in the profession

Facing a new task?
Writing exclusively for Public Servant, Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell explains how the civil service is getting its house in order with a new set of rules in preparation for a general election – and the real possibility of a hung parliament

Cutting the bull****
Before you can recruit the right people you must create the right environment, says Calum Paton, professor of health policy at Keele University, who chaired Public Service Events' NHS Recruitment, Training and HR conference

'Let's stop talking about the big, bad central computer'
Joseph Waller, managing director of XML Solutions, dispels some of the myths around the security of centralised IT systems compared to preferred localised options

Leadership for a new climate
Steve Munby argues that properly qualified school business managers can take some of the burden from headteachers and help strengthen school leadership