Schools white paper

Schools white paper: The key schools policies

Fair banding transparency, a crackdown on off-rolling and calls for all schools to be in trusts set out in...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks and Jack Dyson
Movers and Shakers

Julie McCulloch to join EPI as new chief executive

ASCL policy chief 'hugely privileged' to take over as leader of think tank

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

‘Highly valued’ music hubs face funding and staffing challenges

A report has evaluated the first year of new-style music hubs, following a major restructure

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Does Ofsted’s approach to achievement data add up?

'How on earth can you use a national average against a population that’s clearly in no way average?'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

School nurseries lack staff and space for extra care, report finds

The government has promised £400 million towards 'tens of thousands of places' in school-based nurseries

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted plans closer monitoring of impact on heads’ wellbeing

Deal with headteachers will broaden new framework feedback and establish union-led 'independent advisory group' to scrutinise data

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Government to ‘update’ collective worship guidance for England’s schools

Move comes after the Supreme Court ruled the delivery of religious education in Northern Ireland schools was unlawful

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

DfE’s AI tutoring plan prompt calls for more research

DfE says 450,000 disadvantaged children will benefit, but experts warn evidence on AI provision 'in its infancy'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Speech and language screening pilot reveals ‘shocking’ level of need

Analysis suggests 6 in 10 children given universal screening were found to have speech and language needs

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks