Opinion: Funding

The spending review spells trouble unless ministers act fast

The spin around this week’s fiscal event will quickly unravel, and ministers will need to be ready with solutions...

JL Dutaut
Sir Jon Coles
Spending review

What the spending review really means for schools

The next few years are going to be very tight for school budgets, writes Luke Sibieta, and forecasting anything...

John Dickens
Luke Sibieta
Opinion: Inclusion

How we can put inclusion at the heart of education reform

New research reveals the stark realities of entrenched educational equalities. Here's what we can do about it

JL Dutaut
John Barneby
Opinion: Policy

How we’ll transform school support from the ground up

Read Association of Education Advisers chair Les Walton's speech to the organisation's annual summit in full as they come...

JL Dutaut
Les Walton
Opinion: Workforce

Why we must improve teaching’s ethnic diversity – and how

Our new research shows greater focus on ethnic diversity in recruitment and retention would help meet government’s pledge of...

JL Dutaut
Jack Worth
Opinion: SEND

How we can ensure our schools cater for all our kids

Two actions would begin to transform the school experiences of children with dyslexia and other neurodivergences - and it’s...

JL Dutaut
Jamie Oliver
Opinion: Policy

How we’ve boosted social mobility in our deprived area

Here’s how we went from persistently low outcomes to the most improved school in the country for disadvantaged students

JL Dutaut
Steve Rogers
Opinion: Governance

Local governance is key to community cohesion

This volunteers' week, let's pledge to better support our governors as the community champions they are in these times...

JL Dutaut
Emma Balchin
Opinion: Policy

Working-class kids don’t need fixing – our system does

Here's how Labour can finally deliver on its decades-long promise of a truly comprehensive and inclusive system - and...

JL Dutaut
Michael Cater