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

8th May 2025

FM’s attainment gap claim ‘should have been clearer’
UKSA points out that data cited at First Minister’s Questions in February related to school leavers rather than attainment while at school
FM’s attainment gap claim ‘should have been clearer’, says statistics watchdog
Progress scores have fallen in Priority Education Investment Areas
FFT Education Datalab found the average Progress 8 score in Priority Education Investment Areas was lower in 2024 than in 2022 when the scheme began
Progress scores have fallen in Priority Education Investment Areas.

Wednesday

7th May 2025

DfE to set out costed SEND plan ‘within a year’
Government accepts recommendations for action on SEND from public spending watchdog but says it cannot commit to meeting deadlines
DfE to set out costed SEND plan ‘within a year’
Stephen Morgan: ‘We’re bringing exam results into the 21st century’
Education minister Stephen Morgan explains why he is confident a new app to deliver GCSE results will make life easier for students – and help schools save time and money
DfE minister Stephen Morgan says a new app to deliver GCSE exam results will help students and schools
Scottish first claimed as mobile phones locked away during lessons
Edinburgh schools’ pilot project aims to ensure equity through a complete block on the use of phones in classes
DfE to trial sending GCSE exam results to students via app

Tuesday

6th May 2025

What if... there was no parent choice over schools?
As part of our thought experiment series, Seamus Murphy imagines what the system would look like if every child was automatically enrolled in their nearest school
School admissions: What if there was no parent choice over schools?

Saturday

3rd May 2025

Heads vote to open way for academies to rejoin LAs
NAHT national executive talks up a mandate to ‘lobby government for a system that suits the needs of schools’
Ethical dilemmas: Ensuring SEND equity across local schools
Why we must hold on to the ‘magic’ of the early years
In the push to see more children reach a good level of development, we can’t forget the intangible benefits of patience, persistence and empathy in EYFS, writes Julian Grenier
Why we must hold on to the ‘magic’ of the early years
Call for consistent approach to security in Scottish schools
School security ‘varies considerably’ across the country for a variety of reasons, the NASUWT teaching union will say today
Call for consistent approach to security in Scottish schools

Friday

2nd May 2025

‘Distributed leadership’ is good for schools - and democracy
Even in education, ‘attitudes that validate authoritarian leaders are a threat to the democratic ideal’, says new report looking at school leadership in Latin America
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RISE teams: Trust leaders voice transparency concerns
Academy trust leaders tell 91¶¶Òõ that it’s not clear how support for struggling schools will be procured under the government scheme
RISE teams: Trust leaders raise transparency concerns
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’
Whiteman urges Oliver to scrap inspection plans