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
31st Mar 2023
Schools ordered to share RHSE materials
Letter to go to schools today as review announced that will see Oak National Academy produce ‘high-quality, compliant resources’
Revealed: The DfE’s academy trust merger drive
DfE academy growth guidance for Education Investment Areas shows that multi-academy trusts are being urged to ensure that the smallest schools are not left isolated
School mental health teams struggle to keep staff amid rising need
Flagship government school mental health support teams face exodus of specialist workers who feel ‘in over their head’ amid lack of wider service gaps to support pupils
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Thursday
30th Mar 2023
Weekly round-up: Strike threats over new pay offer
This week’s essential news and analysis features all the reaction to the new teacher pay offer, including plans for more strikes, heads’ warnings about funding the increase and a plea from the education secretary
NIoT chief: Why ‘school led’ isn’t just a buzzword
The chief executive of the National Institute of Teaching explains how they’re working to make their promise to be school led a reality, with a new consultation to inform research on teacher development strategies
Friday
24th Mar 2023
Swinney was ‘incredibly close’ to resigning over 2020 exams fiasco
Nicola Sturgeon ‘wouldn’t countenance’ my offers to quit government, says former education secretary John Swinney
Inside the trial that could make digital exams a reality
Last year, as students in England sat their traditional English GCSE, those in international schools were sitting the same exam as a digital, computer-based test in a pilot that offers an intriguing insight into the future of digital assessment
Thursday
23rd Mar 2023
Sturgeon: ‘Yes, I am proud of this government’s record on education’
In her final First Minister’s Questions today, Nicola Sturgeon hit back at suggestions that she had failed on education
Weekly round-up: Ofsted attacked, teacher shortages and behaviour
This week’s essential news and analysis includes calls for Ofsted to halt inspections, new research uncovering the shocking scale of schools’ teacher recruitment problems and a warning of a behaviour ‘crisis’