Opinion: Policy

Government must square up to unscrupulous teaching agencies

Fixing recruitment will require government to face down some unprincipled players and support some dedicated staff on the margins

JL Dutaut
Baljinder Kuller
Opinion: Policy

Finding the missing piece of the school improvement puzzle

A new research commission aims to unearth rapidly scalable insights about student engagement data – and you can be...

JL Dutaut
Jonny Sobczyk Boddington
Opinion: Policy

Labour’s post-16 pause and review leaves settings in a tricky position

We all want the best vocational pathways for our students, but implementation is as important as design in getting...

JL Dutaut
Caroline Doherty
Opinion: Policy

Why (and how) Ormiston is joining the phone-free movement

The success of ‘banning’ phones from some of our schools has convinced us it’s not just right but has...

JL Dutaut
Jennifer Lowry-Johnson and Aron Whiles
Opinion: Policy

Why we should do like Australia and turn AP upside down

Rethinking what AP is for must be at the heart of any attempts to improve a system that is...

JL Dutaut
Rhys Morris
Opinion: Policy

Labour must rethink schools’ whole relationship with data

The new government’s proposed school scorecard is an opportunity to model a more human approach to data and accountability

JL Dutaut
Nic Ponsford
Opinion: Policy

Labour’s opportunity mission hinges on partnership with the youth sector

The government should leverage expertise and capacity in the youth sector to complement what schools offer

JL Dutaut
Harris Bokhari and Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE
Opinion: Policy

A middle tier is the glue our fractured system is missing

It’s no secret that Labour has inherited a school system in a mess. We’re stuck between a highly regulated,...

JL Dutaut
Jonathan Crossley-Holland
Opinion: Policy

The unintended consequences of VAT on private school fees

Labour's published plan to remove VAT exemption and charitable rates relief from private schools will cause inevitable disruption

JL Dutaut
Andrea Squires