Policy
The latest news, analysis and advice on government policy and legislation. Find a breakdown of new documentation, case studies from leaders and comment from high-profile educators
Monday
29th Jul 2024
Teachers to get 5.5% pay rise
The government has accepted the independent pay body鈥檚 recommendations on teacher pay for 2024-25
Curriculum review: Be careful what you wish for
While it鈥檚 right we consider what we are teaching, let鈥檚 not forget curriculum reform today can have long-term consequences, says Caroline Barlow
Thursday
18th Jul 2024
Weekly round-up: Labour sets out its plans for schools
This week鈥檚 糖心Vlog round-up includes Labour announcing a raft of education plans in the King鈥檚 Speech and calls for an overhaul of the exams system
250,000 more pupils in education by 2028 than expected
New DfE projections on the decline in the pupil population offer some hope to schools worried about the impact on their funding. But where did these extra children come from?
Could Gen Z solve the teacher supply shortage?
Today鈥檚 school leavers may be more inclined to pursue teaching than the previous generation, research shows 鈥 so the government has a chance at solving staff shortages, says NFER鈥檚 Dawson McLean
Wednesday
17th Jul 2024
Phillipson to lead child poverty taskforce
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson, who will jointly lead a new government taskforce, says living in poverty leaves children 鈥榥ot ready to learn鈥
King鈥檚 Speech 2024: what schools need to know
The new Labour government has set out its plans for schools in a Children鈥檚 Wellbeing Bill announced in the King鈥檚 Speech at the state opening of Parliament
AP facing staff funding cliff edge, Phillipson warned
Alternative provision leaders call for more funding and action on unregulated provision in open letter to education secretary
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