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
Friday
15th Mar 2024
Call for universal FSM rollout in poorer areas
Schools should no longer have to be the 鈥榮ticking plaster鈥� for child poverty, says former children鈥檚 commissioner report
We need to know which children aren鈥檛 in school
The lack of proper data on children not in school obstructs efforts to support the vulnerable, says an MP who has introduced a bill to create a not-in-school register
Outgoing union boss to chair oracy commission
Geoff Barton to take role after Labour said its Curriculum and Assessment Review will explore how to weave oracy into lessons throughout school
Monday
11th Mar 2024
Undervaluing arts subjects 鈥榥aive鈥�, warns heads鈥� union
NAHT says creative聽subjects are being 鈥榮queezed out鈥� as senior politicians from both political parties call for a broader curriculum
Teachers must lead the way on education reform, new paper warns
鈥楾op-down鈥� education reforms have a poor track record and Scotland鈥檚 school staff should be entrusted with key decisions, advises expert analysis
Mainstream pressures impacting special schools
The CEO of a trust with 14 special schools says capacity and funding challenges are being caused by mainstream accountability metrics and political posturing
Friday
8th Mar 2024
Sir Kevan Collins: 鈥榃e did nothing. We gave up. It was pathetic鈥�
Three years after his appointment as the 鈥榗atch-up tsar鈥�, Sir Kevan Collins tells the full story of the four months he spent trying to get the government to take education recovery seriously
Pepe Di鈥橧asio on funding, pay and 鈥榮treamlining鈥� the middle tier
The incoming ASCL general secretary outlines his priorities for his tenure as the country enters a general election year and tells 糖心Vlog what he thinks the next government should focus on