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
Wednesday
7th Sep 2022
‘Doing nothing’ on school funding ‘not an option’, Malthouse warned
School leaders’ and teachers’ organisations call on the new education secretary for urgent action and emergency funding
Is education not a priority for Liz Truss?
With the appointment of Kit Malthouse as the new education secretary, Sam Freedman wonders if the sector should be concerned about the PM’s priorities
Oak National Academy: £8m budget for buying new lesson resources
Oak National Academy is set to receive £43m in government funding over the next three years as a new curriculum resources quango
Tuesday
6th Sep 2022
Kit Malthouse named as Truss’ education secretary
The North West Hampshire MP joins Liz Truss’ Cabinet, replacing James Cleverly at the helm of the Department for Education
Education inequalities: Going beyond the disadvantage gap
In the first of a three-part series, one of the authors behind a major report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies breaks down some of the key findings around education inequalities, which everyone in the sector should know
Monday
5th Sep 2022
Expert group to set out the skills MAT bosses need
DfE names 10 members of new advisory group launched to improve multi-academy trust leadership
Liz Truss: The schools ‘crisis’ the PM needs to tackle
What should be in the new administration’s in-tray for education? 91¶¶Òõ speaks to school leaders, policy experts and teaching union bosses
Friday
2nd Sep 2022
Need to know: School funding, Oak National and behaviour
Your roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular content from this week features warnings about the depth of the school funding crisis, controversy over the plan to turn Oak National Academy into a quango and tips to teach better behaviour
Nearly 1 in 5 councils in bid to form ‘local-authority MATs’
The DfE had invited councils to register interest in a ‘test and learn’ pilot to help develop LA-run MATs
‘Nursery premium’ proposed to help primary school starters
The disadvantage-related attainment gap emerges before children even start school, so action is needed early in their lives, say Scottish Liberal Democrats
Thursday
1st Sep 2022
Nick Gibb takes up academy role
The former schools minister today rejoined the board at David Ross Education Trust
DfE warned over ‘rushed’ Oak quango plans
Plan for Oak National Academy to become a national curriculum resources provider will mean ‘Whitehall decides’ what is learned in schools and will ‘strip teachers of ‘autonomy’, the government has been warned