Government food strategy: A disappointment but not the end The government has chosen to ignore clear recommendations and excellent practice, writes Stephanie Slater, but the issue of school food will only get more pressing
Reframing social mobility: The new poverty of aspiration? Katharine Birbalsingh’s talk of narrowing wealth gaps and celebrating people’s varied talents and successes is full of wonderful aspirations, writes Jeffery Quaye, but that’s not social mobility
How can ‘quick-fire’ research help us answer timely questions? The EEF’s Amy Ellis-Thompson unpicks the findings from new quick-fire research designed to test strategies to boost pupil engagement with tutoring sessions
Review: Breaking the News at the British Library Potentially a great starter for teaching digital literacy, a few aspects should give teachers pause for thought before booking this event, writes Terry Freedman
This is what I really said about social mobility Social mobility is complex but the Telegraph’s headline about my speech was the opposite of what I said, writes Katharine Birbalsingh
Opportunity for all must mean more diverse MAT governance The MAT-led system is an opportunity to usher in a new era where local governance means more than reflecting the values of a narrow group, writes Toby Robins
Localism is key to the white paper – but what does that look like? The schools white paper calls for strong local partnerships, writes Jonathan Crossley-Holland, but we can’t have them without strong local accountability
2030 vision: we need to talk about speech and language The one thing that ties the green and white papers together is the absence of a vision or strategy for our most pressing problem, writes Jane Harris
Okay, Mr Zahawi. Let’s put grammar school popularity to the test Proposals to change selective school rules for MATS show supporters like Nadhim Zahawi don’t believe they’re as popular as they say, writes Joanne Bartley