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
2nd May 2025
RISE teams: Trust leaders voice transparency concerns
Academy trust leaders tell ÌÇÐÄVlog that it’s not clear how support for struggling schools will be procured under the government scheme
NAHT leader urges Oliver to scrap inspection plans
Union’s general secretary calls for an Ofsted system that ‘doesn’t pile additional pressure onto an already stretched profession’
Heads forced to ‘lobby’ for specialist provision in early years
Despite young pupils’ increasingly complex needs, leaders fear there is too little focus on getting them the right support
Wednesday
30th Apr 2025
DfE appoints advisers to tackle breakfast club ‘challenges’
Contracts for advisers to help schools deliver the government’s flagship policy are worth up to £44,000
Starmer should look to last Labour government to fix school absence
Under Tony Blair, absence rates in English schools fell. The current government would do well to emulate this preventative approach, says Moira Wallace
Labour’s 6,500 new teachers pledge ‘could still leave shortages’
Public spending watchdog calls on the government to publish a delivery plan for fulfilling its pledge to recruit thousands more teachers
Tuesday
29th Apr 2025
McKinnell: ‘Too many pupils attend underperforming schools’
Writing exclusively for ÌÇÐÄVlog, the minister for school standards says the new RISE teams will support school improvement to ensure that every child can thrive
Exclusive
Jonathan Haidt: ‘Anything you do digital in schools is worse’
The American academic and Anxious Generation author outlines his damning views on young people and smartphones and tech in schools – to an audience of trust leaders
How Labour can deliver on its promise for teacher development
We must prioritise teacher development with a focus on a greater variety of courses at system, school and individual levels, argues Marie Hamer
DfE hires 45 RISE advisers to expand ‘stuck’ schools support
Dozens of the ‘stuck’ schools earmarked for support have been in this position for more than six years, says the government