Opinion: Policy

Government must cut our needless FSM bureaucracy

The case for automatic registration for free school meals in unarguable. Government must support the private members' bill being...

JL Dutaut
Gemma Piper
Opinion: Policy

Government must act now to secure the future of UK science

Filling STEM teacher recruitment gaps and targeting funding at schools in poorer areas would boost the UK economy

JL Dutaut
Sureena Brackenridge MP
Opinion: Policy

Maintained schools are key to ending our omni-crisis

Failing to hear the voices of the maintained sector is at least partly to blame for the cluster of...

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Ben Davis
Opinion: Policy

The schools bill will allow LAs to ensure all children can thrive

Contrary to criticism, Labour's bill will make it possible to take the first steps towards more inclusive local responses...

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Elizabeth Funge
Opinion: Policy

The schools bill must do more on pupil movement oversight

Proposals to better monitor pupil movements are welcome, but we must identify schools where the practice is common and...

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Edward Timpson
Opinion: Policy

We can’t close the disadvantage gap if we don’t know what drives it

The current index measure isn't fit to inform policy and makes government accountability all but impossible

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Jude Hillary
Opinion: Policy

Government must check its sums on maths investment

Maths equals growth, and the government's strategy must better reflect this reality

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Simon Coyle
Opinion: Policy

Labour is sacrificing standards and choice for a quick fix

The schools bill aims to change the relationship between schools and local authorities to mitigate the SEND crisis –...

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Michael Johnson
Opinion: Policy

A four-step plan to tackle the exclusions crisis

Working with schools and other partners since 2021 to reduce exclusions for vulnerable groups has led us to this...

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Jason Arthur