Politics

The Schools Week Labour education policy tracker

As an election gets closer, we keep track of every policy announced by the opposition

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools hit by uniform and toilet policy protests

Police were called to several schools after protests this week and last, with one force issuing a dispersal order

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND review

Sluggish SEND review risks leaving kids ‘stuck in vicious cycle’, says de Souza

‘We have two more years of children being fed into this cycle with commensurate poor outcomes that has necessitated…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND review

SEND review improvement plan: Everything schools need to know

Government finally sets out its next steps for review launched over three years ago

Freddie Whittaker
Samantha Booth and Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Williamson lockdown texts reveal ‘secret contempt’ for teachers

Leaked messages suggest former education secretary claimed school staff looked for an ‘excuse to avoid having to teach’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND review

SEND review: Three-year trial before national roll-out of flagship reforms

It means the major proposals to fix broken system might not be rolled out until 2026

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth


Tutoring

Ministers woo undergrads to join flagship tutor scheme

Unis told to recruit students for the NTP, saying it is ‘valuable work experience’ and allows them to ‘give…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Admissions: Just 1 in 20 schools prioritise poorer pupils

But some settings, particularly free schools, are turning to ‘innovative’ approaches to be more inclusive, report finds

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Heads call for 12-month delay to ‘reckless’ defund BTECs plan

Influential trust leaders including from Ark, Harris and Co-Op warn move would be ‘disastrous for social mobility and economic…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
SATs

Ofqual reveals full extent of Capita’s 2022 SATs woes

From wrong results to missing papers, report documents firm’s controversial first year running national tests under £107m contract

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes: Half of northern schools close or restrict attendance

Around one in three pupils missed school in regions affected by today’s walkout, attendance data suggests

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

‘Concerned’ DfE vows to back heads after school policy protests

Wave of protests over uniform and toilet policies see police called in, with a girl arrested at one school…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth