The week that will shape Nadhim Zahawi’s legacy This week’s DfE publications will shape how the education secretary is remembered, writes Yvonne Williams, so let’s hope he’s learned the right lessons from his predecessors
Randstad: Reducing catch-up challenge to a political football is wrong The delivery of NTP has come with challenges, but we are committed to growing the programme, writes Karen Guthrie
Covid has raised new barriers for pupils in greatest need New national attainment data shows the impact of the pandemic on primary school children has not been evenly spread, writes Stephan Nicholls
The online safety bill will do little to protect children Children appear to have been altogether ignored in the drafting of this bill and there’s little evidence it’ll make them any safer, writes Jen Persson
Ofsted complaints procedures are a cause for concern Our experience shows a regulator so intent on being right, it simply can’t admit to getting it wrong, writes Nick Osborne, and that’s not good for anyone
SEND green paper: a chance to call out failures and mobilise I’ve seen the system from every angle and none is flattering, writes Barney Angliss. It’s time to demand better for schools and families
Inclusive Britain: a chance to right our history curriculum A review will finally support teachers and schools to put our ‘hidden heritage’ in its rightful place across the history curriculum, writes Blondel Cluff
Research: What support might students need with ‘normal’ exams? Students will need extra support to prepare for exams that may feel normal to us but are completely new to many of them, write Tee McCaldin and Hannah Wilkinson
Are KS4 performance statistics still doing their job? The office for statistics regulation is reviewing the use of KS4 performance stats and you can be part of the conversation, write Emily Carless and Nicky Pearce