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Labour’s policies reveal dividing lines are forming

Starmer’s conference pledges lack detail, but it would be unfair to expect a fully-developed platform at this stage, writes Tom Richmond

Ministerial portfolios: Who’ll be doing what in the new DfE team

We finally know what each of the six ministers will be doing

Improver and inspector: Green fleshes out Ofsted reform proposals

Shadow education secretary reveals more about her party’s plans for the inspectorate

Labour conference: Your guide to the party’s new education policies

The party set out its stall at its annual conference in Brighton

Starmer to pledge Ofsted ‘reform’ and thousands more teachers

Labour leader to commit to new ‘national excellence programme’ in conference speech

From ‘world’s finest’ to ‘inadequate’: Teacher trainers fail new Ofsted test

Concerns watchdog out to ‘discredit’ sector as 8 providers rated less than ‘good’

How can we get schools to offer more ITT placements?

The government wants schools more involved in initial teacher training, but how can we encourage them to offer more placements, asks Jack Worth. The initial teacher training (ITT) market review articulates a clear desire for a greater role for schools in ITT, including greater alignment between the ITT curriculum and what is done in schools, […]

London secondaries offer fewest initial teacher training placements

London secondary schools are the least likely in the country to offer at least one initial teacher training placement, a new survey suggests. Analysis of a poll of school leaders by the National Foundation for Educational Research reveals significant divides between schools in how many placements they provide. The think tank also warns schools can […]

EPI: Cost of universal CPD entitlement would equal less than 1% of school spending

Providing teachers with a formal entitlement to 35 hours of high-quality continuing professional development (CPD) would cost the government the equivalent of less than 1 per cent of its total schools budget, a think tank has said. A new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) found it would cost the government an extra £210 […]