Opinion: Policy

New trans guidance will not be the driver some hope it will

No amount of guidance can make an issue disappear, but grey areas and black-and-white headlines leave schools and pupils...

JL Dutaut
Ben Gadsby
Opinion: Policy

Why schools need the vaping bill to come into force

The government’s attempt to curb the exponential growth of vaping among children and young people is desperately needed

JL Dutaut
Matthew Shanks
Opinion: Policy

Avoiding VAT is a risky strategy for private schools. Better advice is available

VAT avoidance schemes could backfire. Perhaps private schools should ask state school leaders for financial advice instead

JL Dutaut
Tim Leunig
Opinion: Policy

Schools must step up to defend families from data intrusion

These new revelations are an escalation schools should be deeply concerned about

JL Dutaut
Jen Persson
Opinion: Policy

Let’s cancel bank holidays and… bank those holidays

Doing away with anachronistic long weekends could revolutionise school terms for the benefit of all

JL Dutaut
Tim Leunig
Opinion: Policy

Would-be reformers must give ‘unregistered’ AP a fair hearing

There is a real risk that in bringing ‘unregistered’ AP into the Ofsted fold we will lose some of...

JL Dutaut
Dr Alexandra Gray
Opinion: Policy

Government by expectation is no way to run education

The creep from ‘schools must’ to ‘schools should’ is a sign of a government either unable or unwilling to...

JL Dutaut
Julie McCulloch
Opinion: Policy

The next government must burst the Westminster bubble

North of Tyne demonstrates what’s possible when decision making is meaningfully devolved – and we need much more of...

JL Dutaut
Jamie Driscoll
Opinion: Policy

Whoever wins, both parties have done the right maths on STEM

Labour and the Conservatives are offering different policies, but have identified the same core problem for the next government...

JL Dutaut
Dr Jeffery Quaye and Dr Karen Skilling