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 pitfalls
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 inspectorate
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 reason for optimism
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
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 accountability
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 careers
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 school trusts’, writes Steve Rollett
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 the recent past, writes Luke Sibieta
Budget 2024: Schools must be front of the funding queue £1.4bn pledged by the chancellor relates to the existing rebuilding programme, which will only reach around 500 schools, warns Paul Whiteman