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Will Peterson overcame downpours, flooding, and his own hectic schedule to smash the unsupported FKT on America’s oldest thru-hike

The impact on schools has been explored, but what effect will the cost-of-living crisis have on schools' ability to deliver on the curriculum and to provide vital support to the disadvantaged?

This week's top blogs cover graphic novels, retrieval practice, how to be a research-informed school and headteachers' ever-growing burden of expectations

Headteachers have expressed anger at an inability to access the promised government laptops for pupils remote learning. All UK schools went into lockdown on Tuesday, but had been reassured by the government that a million laptops would be made available to those in need of help getting online. However, when primary school heads tried to access the online ordering system for the laptops on the gov.uk website, they hit a brick wall. A pop-up message told them it was not possible - and they should...