Opinion: Policy

Five lessons from Behaviour Hubs – and why Labour should keep them

The Behaviour Hubs programme has highlighted best practice and provided a model for effectively meeting our biggest challenges

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Sam Strickland
Opinion: Policy

This schools bill is the wrong legislation at the wrong time

Hitting the reverse button in the face of new difficulties is a recipe for stifling innovation and holding back...

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Rebecca Leek
Opinion: Policy

What schools can (and can’t) learn from the world of startups

Ministers' well-meaning desire for action can't come at the expense of children's learning. A test-and-learn approach offers the right...

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Dr Calum Davey
Opinion: Policy

From hope to disappointment: Where is Labour’s vision for education?

Instead of a strategic vision that unites and unifies the sector, we're getting piecemeal reform that risks levelling down...

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Mohsen Ojja
Opinion: Policy

Labour’s plans show it gets trusts’ vital role

The provisions in the new education bill show Labour have found a new confidence to work with trusts and...

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Dr Tim Coulson
Opinion: Policy

Schools have the power to make education more inclusive starting today

Schools that better reflect their communities and share responsibility for closing the disadvantage gap are well within our reach

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Charlotte O’Regan
Opinion: Policy

Rehearsed arguments about pay won’t help the sector

Responses to yesterday's pay announcements do a disservice to the government and to the profession

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Andrew O'Neill
Opinion: Policy

Fixing the school-readiness crisis requires more honesty

The prime minister's 'plan for change' correctly identifies a major challenge but his new target could muddle efforts to...

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Felicity Gillespie
Opinion: Policy

Ignore the headlines. Behaviour Hubs have been a real success

Focusing on young people’s perceptions in the Behaviour Hubs’ interim report obfuscates key evidence that the programme is working

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Pan Panayiotou