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
21st Apr 2022
Scrapped early-career payment scheme boosted teacher retention
New report shows positive impact of ditched DfE scheme as schools continue to face shortages of maths and science teachers
DfE launches new £18m catch-up tutoring bid
Government unveils three new NTP contracts after a shake-up of the scheme was announced last month
Wednesday
20th Apr 2022
Zahawi: GCSE league tables won’t be about ‘finger-pointing’
Education secretary faced MP questions following publication of the Schools White Paper. Here is everything you need to know
Why teaching still has a diversity problem
Despite positive advances in the diversity of initial teacher training, Dan Worth and Helen Lock find that unless more efforts are made to retain these teachers at the start of their careers and offer routes to leadership, it will be a wasted opportunity
Thursday
14th Apr 2022
91¶¶Òõ’ 10 questions with... Angela Butler
The new NASUWT teaching union president talks to 91¶¶Òõ on the eve of the union’s annual conference about her pride in her new role, the importance of resilience and finding joy in everything
Class-contact time: will promised reduction actually happen?
Pledge to reduce Scottish teachers’ class-contact time is popular but doubts remain over implementation
Withdraw ‘disgraceful’ academy stats, Zahawi told
Teachers’ leaders warn the biggest hole in the government’s ‘shoddy’ Schools White Paper is that ‘we simply do not have enough teachers’
Scottish Tories: longer school days will aid Covid recovery
Conservatives’ local elections manifesto proposes extension to school day to ‘help pupils to catch up on missed learning’