Opinion

The white paper is ambitious, but its success hinges on the unknown details

Parents will need reassurance that tiered support and reforms to EHCPs do not simply become a new set of...

Freddie Whittaker
Jon Andrews
Assessment

DfE wants to ditch ‘average’ labels for school progress scores

The current 'confidence interval' ratings can limit understanding of a school's performance, the government has said

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Give heads what they need to make inclusive mainstream work

This is not about withdrawing support from children. It's about changing the way that support is offered

Freddie Whittaker
Cathie Paine
Schools white paper

White paper: £1.6bn for mainstream inclusion, £1.8bn for external support

But funding has to last three years and it's unclear what will happen once it runs out

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools white paper

New headteachers to get £15k to work where they’re ‘needed most’

Government will also 'ensure all schools join high-quality trusts' and let councils set up chains

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools white paper

DfE pledges eight weeks full maternity pay for school staff

Change due to be enacted from 2027 for leaders and teachers, and new support staff body will get remit...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion: Curriculum

Teachers need agency to thrive – we’re exploring how and why

Agency is often misinterpreted and overlooked, but giving teachers themselves more capacity to act would bring wide-ranging benefits, writes...

Freddie Whittaker
Lisa-Maria Müller
The Research Leader

Alignment between leadership and governance takes work

Research shows those closest to the frontline worry more over issues like finances. This means building shared understanding is...

Freddie Whittaker
Dr Rajbir Hazelwood and Kamal Bodhanker
Inclusion

Dear DfE, don’t marginalise special schools and AP!

In their quest for an inclusive mainstream setting, ministers must not push specialist settings to the margins

Freddie Whittaker
Warren Carratt