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

Thursday

12th Oct 2023

Why you might have missed Labour’s most notable education promise
Geoff Barton explains why the most significant moment of the Labour Party conference was not a new policy, but a new approach
Why you might have missed Labour’s most notable education promise

Wednesday

11th Oct 2023

Labour Party conference: what you need to know
Labour announces a new focus on early years and primary school maths, and signals it is up for a ‘fight’ over private school tax breaks
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Primary school nurseries to expand under Labour plan
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson announces plan for early years review led by former Ofsted chief Sir David Bell
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Breaking: Former Ofsted chief to lead early years plan under Labour
The review led by Sir David Bell will look at ways to increase the amount of primary school-based nursery provision
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SNP to debate delaying school for profoundly disabled children
Parents of children with profound disabilities should be given more control over the ‘daunting prospect’ of them starting Primary 1, the SNP annual conference will hear
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Tuesday

10th Oct 2023

Labour plans ‘real world’ maths teaching in primary
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson will set out plans to upskill primary teachers to help improve ‘lifelong numeracy’
Labour's shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson says she wants to upskill primary school teachers to improve maths teaching.
DfE must drop Gibb ‘mindset’ under Labour, Blunkett warns
‘We’ve got to stop going back to the prep school of the 1950s and address the school of the 2050s,’ says former education secretary
David Blunkett has warned that the influence of Nick Gibb will mean Labour need to change DfE's mindset.
Phillipson wants to turn around tutoring ‘disaster’
Labour’s shadow education secretary tells conference event she wants to explore how tailored support can help children recover from lost learning
Labour's shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson says she wants to explore how tailored support can help children catch up post pandemic.
Governors call for long-term school staff pay plan
The National Governance Association sets out an education manifesto to tackle the big issues raised by governors at schools across the country
Governors are calling for the DfE to produce a long term pay plan for school staff.

Monday

9th Oct 2023

Call for maximum 35-hour week for teachers
Union wants a ‘New Deal for Teachers’ including ‘real-terms pay restoration’ and action to cut workload and improve teacher-pupil ratios
Call for maximum 35-hour week for teachers
Labour: ‘Dreaded’ Ofsted inspections ‘ineffective’
Ofsted is exacerbating the teacher recruitment and retention crisis, says shadow schools minister Catherine McKinnell at Labour’s annual conference
Labour's new shadow schools minister Catherine McKinnell has said Ofsted inspections are both 'dreaded' and 'ineffective'
Labour ready for ‘fight’ over RAAC and private school taxes
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves told the Labour Party conference that Rishi Sunak can ‘bring it on’ if he wants a fight over which party has more aspiration for children
Labour has said it would welcome a fight on which political party has the most aspiration for children.