The Curriculum Conversation

Building on firm foundations: What to do about key stage 1

A stronger steer on the all-important transition from early years to school will help both sectors to ensure every...

JL Dutaut
Molly Devlin
Opinion

How Labour can get regional improvement teams right

Regional improvement teams are an understandable effort to spread capacity more equally, but the policy faces a number of...

JL Dutaut
Sir David Carter
Opinion: Accountability

Mapping the minefield between Labour and the ‘balanced report card’  

Delivering a ‘balanced report card’ requires Labour to walk a path beset by tricky decisions while carrying a wounded...

JL Dutaut
Professor Colin Richards and Frank Norris
Opinion

Why RISE teams could be this government’s biggest educational legacy

A policy that picks up on the lasting impact of the London Challenge and the best MATs is good...

JL Dutaut
Ed Dorrell
The Legal Leader

Schools need greater clarity on performing social media checks

The current guidance is missing vital information, leaving schools in limbo and creating gaps in national school recruitment

JL Dutaut
Dai Durbridge
Opinion: Accountability

How to make accountability fit for purpose in a changing world

A new Forum Strategy report reveals the consensus views of trust leaders on the future of school and trust...

JL Dutaut
Nick Blackburn MBE and Sian Hampton
Opinion

Parental leave must be about more than just maternity

Leaving fathers out from improved policies may serve short-term retention needs but doesnt' go far enough in supporting women's...

JL Dutaut
Emma Sheppard
Opinion

We’re putting trust leaders at the heart of policy development

CST's new policy advisory group will provide 'critical, front-line perspectives that will help to shape the policy landscape for...

Freddie Whittaker
Steve Rollett
Opinion

Budget 2024: Back to the future on school spending

Per-pupil funding will return to 2010 levels, but pressures on schools mean the future won't look that different from...

Freddie Whittaker
Luke Sibieta