How will we know if RISE teams are really helping? Labour’s school improvement drive is well-intentioned, but a crucial piece of the policy puzzle is missing that could undermine its ambition
How assessment should (and shouldn’t) evolve in the age of AI We can no longer ignore how AI is changing the assessment landscape – but it doesn’t mean what many think it does
How to build a new system on inclusive foundations We need to re-draw the incentives that drive SEND provision, starting upstream of diagnosis and right down to how provision is commissioned
Politicians must set out a brighter vision for children Reclaiming childhood is key to winning the hearts and minds of disenfranchised communities. Here’s what Labour and the Conservatives should focus on
The review into leadership NPQs is starting in the wrong place The way DfE are going about it will not generate the information they need to drive improvement
The maths curriculum must catch up with mastery Developments in teaching maths are being hampered by a curriculum and assessment system that has not caught up. Here’s how to fix that
Ditching EHCPs could result in better resource allocation The EHCP approach and the incentives that flow from it are the primary cause of the SEND crisis. We’d be better off allocating resources differently
We need to advocate for poor white boys – or others will The opportunity mission must unashamedly include white working-class children or others will capitalise on their disenfranchisement
‘High and rising standards’ must apply to buildings too How can we deliver the government’s inclusive vision if its own rebuilding programme drives building standards down?