Politics

Labour would appoint Sir Kevan Collins as school standards tsar

Collins said the 'challenges facing our schools will be severe and require a fresh approach from a new government...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Politics

Enough spare classrooms to meet Labour nursery pledge

Party has said it would spend £140 million converting spare classrooms into nurseries at 3,334 primary schools

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Three policies to put coastal schools on a course to success

Coastal schools continue to face very specific challenges that require a new approach - and the same approach would...

JL Dutaut
Seamus Murphy
Politics

We’ll give Labour time to reach right decision on pay, unions say

September pay deal is first major decision facing Bridget Phillipson following expected Labour win

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Six policies to better link school funding with improvement

Funding schools properly isn’t all about the amount of money on offer; there’s plenty a government could do to...

JL Dutaut
Micon Metcalfe
Politics

SEND: EPI criticises ‘lack of urgency’ on ‘most pressing’ issue

Think tank calls for funding review and for budgets to be 'grounded in the level of need'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Labour £450m pledge could net 7,000 teachers – but not all new

Analysis finds combination of higher pay and bursaries and new early-career payments could help bridge supply gap - but...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Video: School leaders and policy experts react to party manifestos

Schools Week convened a panel of experts from across the sector to respond to parties' pledges

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Phillipson: ‘It’s my job to get education back up the agenda’

The shadow education secretary on why private schools need to cut their cloth, emulating Gove and curriculum change

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth