Politics

The curriculum Labour is looking for is already here

Why re-invent the national curriculum when the international baccalaureate already delivers everything Labour wants?

JL Dutaut
Jo Sale
Politics

Fact check: Is Keegan right about Labour plans and Tory success?

Battle lines drawn as election looms: but do the claims stack up?

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Tory adviser returns to DfE in schools policy role

Rory Gribbell swaps party political role for civil service gig

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Politics

Education APPG chair broke transparency rules, says watchdog

Parliamentary commissioner for standards finds BESA-backed committee failed to publish income and expenditure statements

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

These education priorities should be in every party’s manifesto

Jon Andrews sets out the case for education featuring prominently in debates leading up to the forthcoming general election

JL Dutaut
Jon Andrews
Politics

IfS: Labour private schools plan could boost public purse by £1.3bn

Think tank predicts only 'small movement' of pupils into state schools if Starmer enacts VAT plan

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Report calls for ‘Chris Whitty of education’

Chief education officer would 'ensure that policies and plans are given the attention and priority they deserve'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Labour teacher ‘hit squads’: ‘MATs already exist’ say leaders

Starmer's plan for regional school improvement teams raise 'accountability' questions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Revealed: The full details of Labour’s education ‘mission’

Leaked document reveals aim to hold schools to account for attainment in at least one creative or vocational subject

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker