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
21st Oct 2022
What would a MAT-led system look like?
If the government achieves its aim of every school belonging to an academy trust by 2030, what will that mean for the way schools are managed and run? Six experts give their views on what the education market will look like at a system level over the next decade
GCSE data reveals Covid’s impact on disadvantaged schools
Pandemic’s effect on education is slowly being understood as more data comes to light. The latest on Progress 8 makes clear the impact on disadvantaged schools, as Jenna Julius explains
Closures and cuts: the population crisis about to hit schools
Falling birth rates across the UK will have massive implications for schools, which are funded according to the number of pupils on their rolls. At a time when schools are already facing huge financial pressures, the future looks even bleaker, finds John Morgan
Thursday
20th Oct 2022
Political chaos will lead to teacher strikes, warn school leaders
Government warned over impact on schools after political chaos led to the collapse of the Truss government after two months
Exclusive: Rise in teachers ‘at risk of suicide’
Plea to the education secretary for action to address the ‘persistent state of stress and burnout’ among teachers
Wednesday
19th Oct 2022
New education agency could become ‘Frankenstein organisation’
Prominent academic voices further concerns about the way education reform in Scotland is being taken forward
How we can teach more career skills in schools
Robert Halfon and Oli de Botton explain why more time on career skills in schools could help truly prepare children for the world of work – and open their eyes to the ‘art of the possible’
Tuesday
18th Oct 2022
School leaders’ union to launch formal ballot on striking over pay
NAHT members will be asked if they support strike action and action short of a strike over pay and funding
NTP: School leaders ‘overwhelmed’ and 4 other findings
Fewer than half of pupils who received tutoring were eligible for pupil premium, finds National Foundation for Educational Research report
Friday
14th Oct 2022
One in four MATs in the North East considering mergers
Schools North East survey shows almost three-quarters of trusts that responded plan to expand or merge
Pressure on DfE as teacher training shake-up appeals mount
Universities and school-based providers raise alarm over appeals process
DfE £9m academy debt bill set to rise amid cost pressures
Exclusive: Government academy debt write-offs could go ‘up and up and up’ amid the funding crisis – but this would just ‘paper over the cracks’, warn sector leaders