If opportunity is Labour’s goal, why scrap courses that deliver it? Removing qualifications like BTECs before V-levels are available will only create, rather than break down, barriers to opportunity
Can schools ban parents from sports days? After a London school made headlines for banning parents from sporting events, two legal experts explore what the law says
How Geography has changed over the past 30 years While standards have improved in the subject, there is still one systemic weakness, says Steve Brace
A reading target is right. Here’s how schools can make it happen Targets and regular tests can transform outcomes, but only if schools build the systems, culture and expertise to deliver, says one trust leader
White paper plan for schools to be part of a ‘group’ Officials working on plan to encourage all schools to join a group, sources told Schools Week
‘I dream the curriculum every night’: leading education’s toughest brief After 14 months heading the government’s curriculum review, Becky Francis reflects on control, compromise – and finding the right balance between ‘firebrand’ and ‘technocrat’
ASCL joins Ofsted preparation ‘cottage industry’ it once criticised Watchdog urges schools not to ‘spend limited resources’ on preparing for inspection after union launches paid-for webinars
Matt Hood to lead new health reforms ‘delivery unit’ Oak National Academy founder to run new team under health secretary Wes Streeting to cut hospital waiting times and improve GP access
Children’s minister gets beefed-up schools brief as portfolios revealed Government has confirmed which policies new ministers will be in charge of. Here’s your Schools Week guide …