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New institute hopes to inform and reform policy-making

Body set up by leading education experts wants to take classroom evidence revolution into national policy making

Intervention model for regional improvement teams revealed

New teams will RAG rate schools for support, draw up ‘local area priorities’ and use councils for help

‘Tough choices’ behind academy grant cut, and 5 other findings from education questions

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson and her ministers faced their second bout of questions in Parliament

Laura Trott appointed shadow education secretary

MP for Sevenoaks and former chief secretary to the Treasury tapped by Kemi Badenoch to lead Conservative education team

School absence epidemic gives Labour a NEET problem

Kids dropping out of the school system are now turning into NEETs, and there’s not enough lower-level provision in place to help them turn their lives around, writes Jessica Hill Mickey Symes wanted to be a plumber. But after missing out on a grade 4 in his maths and English GCSEs the previous year, he […]

Revealed: The 125 leaders in the running for CST policy group

The elected group will draw on leaders from across England and give feedback on policy issues facing academies

Leora Cruddas, The Confederation of School Trusts

The Confederation of School Trusts leader Leora Cruddas tells how teaching in apartheid-era South Africa forged her determination to improve the lot of all children Leora Cruddas opens our conversation by telling me she hates talking about herself and is nervous about the thought of a profile piece. Such apparent shyness seems misplaced for someone […]

Trust gets notice to improve after school blaze

MAT slapped with notice over insurance issue that emerged after massive fire

Schools stumble on the attendance tightrope

Schools are walking an attendance tightrope amid government pressure and more parental opposition