Policy

6 quick school policy wins for Labour that won’t break the bank

Labour's big-ticket promises will take time. So here's some easy policies they could do now, says ex-government adviser David...

John Dickens
David Thomas
Opinion: Leadership

Five ways to make complaints a part of school improvement

We must get beyond the blame game if we’re ever going to learn the real lessons of rising complaints

JL Dutaut
Barney Angliss
Opinion: Accountability

Labour faces a major challenge on accountability reform

The party promised to overhaul school accountability, and the evidence now shows things are much worse than many thought

JL Dutaut
Professor Colin Richards
Opinion: Policy

Why we need an ambitious ‘net zero’ target for attendance 

A moonshot goal to see every child in school and ready to learn by 2050 could galvanise society to...

JL Dutaut
Jaine Stannard
Oracy Commission

Oracy must be inclusive by design for our diverse children

Labour's plans for oracy education must be implemented with widespread communication needs as a starting point

JL Dutaut
Caroline Wright and Louisa Reeves
Oracy Commission

What should be the role of oracy in English Language GCSE?

What we teach at GCSE informs much of what leads to them, so we must think carefully about oracy's...

JL Dutaut
Barbara Bleiman
Teacher pay

Alternative pension plan is a teacher pay shortcut, not solution

Trust's proposal to offer staff a less generous pension for more pay will leave staff 'dangerously shortchanged', says Paul...

John Dickens
Paul Whiteman
Opinion: Policy

How to reform qualifications without breaking the bank

A Labour government short of cash would do well to reconsider ministers' and officials' default settings on reform

JL Dutaut
Reza Schwitzer
Opinion: Leadership

Why we’re reforming our pension offer

Giving teachers more control over balancing income today against income in old age is the right thing to do...

JL Dutaut
Sir Jon Coles