Opinion: Policy

A four-step plan to tackle the exclusions crisis

Working with schools and other partners since 2021 to reduce exclusions for vulnerable groups has led us to this...

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Jason Arthur
Opinion: Policy

Parliament must seize its chance to fix school management

'De-layering' our uniquely top-heavy approach to education management is key to redressing our unbalanced accountability system

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Adrian Lyons
Opinion: Policy

The schools bill isn’t ‘vandalism’ – it should go even further

The bill’s provisions are the right response to systemic challenges, but two key provisions are missing that I will...

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Lord Jim Knight
Opinion: Solutions

How to deliver a cradle-to-career service in every community

Our new report shows the transformative potential of local ‘cradle-to-career’ partnerships and how school leaders can lead them to...

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Anne-Marie Sim
Opinion: Teaching Commission

Policy must look beyond teachers to solve the workforce crisis

Teachers are not the only ones who are unhappy in classrooms. Unless we get to grips with that, we...

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Professor Caroline Daly
Opinion: Independent schools

How government can foster better independent-state partnerships

Our new report sets out how government can encourage more, better pooling of resources across the state and independent...

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John Edward
Opinion: Policy

How ministers can transition schools from competition to collaboration 

Based on six decades of school improvement, here are practical ways government can support its ambition for a more...

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Les Walton
Opinion: Careers

School leaders must embrace the updated Gatsby benchmarks

The Gatsby benchmarks are being updated after 10 years. Here's why every leader needs to give them their full...

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Nathan Thomas
Opinion: Politics

Can education learn to stop worrying and love collaboration?

Bridget Phillipson's emerging vision marks an end to competition as the primary driver of school improvement - but is...

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Ed Dorrell