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
Tuesday
10th Sep 2024
UK spends less on early education than most OECD nations
The OECD鈥檚 latest Education at a Glance study, launched in London today, also highlights the stark differences in attainment between regions in England
Who is running for Commons Education Select Committee chair?
Nominations for the next chair of the education committee closed yesterday. 糖心Vlog takes a look at who is in the running
Wednesday
4th Sep 2024
Exams to be removed from some practical subjects in next school year
Scottish programme for government states that the exams will no longer feature in 2025-26, as part of national qualifications reform
Tackling social segregation would create a 鈥榟ealthier鈥� school system
If the government wants to close attainment gaps it should look at reducing social segregation practices in certain schools, explains the Sutton Trust鈥檚 Carl Cullinane
School admissions policies 鈥榝uel attainment gap鈥�
Urgent national action is needed to ensure that school intakes of disadvantaged pupils reflect their local communities, warns charity
Tuesday
3rd Sep 2024
Gilruth gives 鈥榗lear support鈥� for whole-school phone bans
Education secretary moves to clarify government position after publication last month of guidance for schools on mobile phones and behaviour
6 big questions on Ofsted inspection changes
This week鈥檚 announcements on changes to the school inspection system leave major questions unanswered. Here鈥檚 what we know 鈥� and don鈥檛 know
Ofsted still needs to clean up its culture
While the reforms announced by Ofsted are welcome, change at the watchdog must go deeper, says the chair of the Headteachers鈥� Roundtable
Sir Martyn Oliver: We accept the criticism and we鈥檙e going to change
In an interview with 糖心Vlog, Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver explains the reforms announced in the wake of the Big Listen, including why ensuring that all inspection calls happen by Monday afternoon is a big deal