Opinion: Workforce

Recruitment alone won’t solve the workforce crisis

The pledge to recruit 6,500 new teachers can only be one facet of government's approach if it hopes to...

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Melanie Renowden
Labour's first year

We’ve laid the foundations. Now we build

Education secretary says her government's work so far is just the beginning, and here's what comes next ...

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Bridget Phillipson

The Conversation

This week's theme is intentionality: communicating with purpose, scaffolding reading, and being deliberate about incluson

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Labour's first year

Engaging trusts is key to the opportunity mission’s success

Ministers have shown they can listen to the sector. More of that will be necessary as the details of...

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Leora Cruddas
Labour's first year

SEND: Hope still prevails, but Labour must learn to listen

Treating the specialist and alternative sectors as afterthoughts means ministers have missed chances to progress towards a more inclusive...

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Dr Nic Crossley
Opinion: Workforce

Why we’ve equalised parental pay – and the whole sector should too

There’s a raft of reasons why offering all parents the same parental leave benefits makes sense – for them...

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Nicola Johnson
Labour's first year

Curriculum: Labour is on the right path – but it’s a tightrope

The government must find a way to re-engage young people without sacrificing what we’ve gained from the past decade’s...

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Becks Boomer-Clark
Opinion: SEND

How ministers can reduce EHCPs without limiting parents’ rights

As concern about planned SEND reforms grows among parents, here's how Labour can reduce EHCP demand and reassure...

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Brahm Norwich
The Knowledge

Persistent barriers continue to limit our vital STEM potential

A new parliamentary report reveals the persistent educational barriers hampering our efforts to be the science powerhouse the prime...

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Dr Lauren Sullivan MP