Politics

The ‘evidence-led education secretary’ isn’t being led by the evidence

Professor Stephen Gorard questions the government's case for an all-academy system

John Dickens
Professor Stephen Gorard
Politics

White paper: A welcome return to long-term policy making

It may be unglamorous, but ministers' return to a long-term focus on systems and structures is the right thing...

JL Dutaut
Jon Coles
Politics

Why the parent pledge is much more than a gimmick

Many – even most – schools may already be doing it, but that takes nothing away from the government’s...

JL Dutaut
Jonathan Simons
Politics

White paper: Lack of flexibility could set councils back

Many of the white paper's proposals mirror what we already do, write Kindy Sandhu and Kirston Nelson, but needless...

JL Dutaut
Kindy Sandhu and Kirston Nelson
Politics

White paper: A new era for local authorities and collaboration?

The ambitions for local authorities and a more collaborative system are a bold vision but many obstacles must be...

JL Dutaut
Seamus Murphy
Politics

White paper: All rhetoric and no solutions

All the ambitious vocabulary in the world couldn't hide this document's failure to grasp the real problems facing schools,...

JL Dutaut
Mary Bousted
Politics

The week that will shape Nadhim Zahawi’s legacy

This week's DfE publications will shape how the education secretary is remembered, writes Yvonne Williams, so let's hope he's...

JL Dutaut
Yvonne Williams
Politics

Council-run academy trusts get the green light in schools white paper

DfE also to set out new maths and English target for secondary schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Schools ‘asked to offer’ 32.5-hour week by 2023 – and Ofsted will check

Expectation is equivalent to a six and a half hour day, which most schools already provide

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker