The next Government will inherit an education system in England that places an emphasis on school autonomy, competition and choice.  Predictably this has led to an increase in the Read More …

    EMPOWERING young minds. So…let’s go back to basics. A question: “In 2023, what are schools for?” There is an argument that the internet has all the information that Read More …

    All-Party Parliamentary Group, to be exact. Otherwise known as APPGs, there are literally hundreds of them (see fascinating list here). They are non-partisan self-selecting interest groups and have Read More …

Preamble In 1997 the Stevenson Report was a key policy blueprint for an incoming Blair government. It comprised a detail set of policies which were, largely, immediately acted on by Read More …

Brian Hudson is emeritus professor of education at the University of Sussex and convenor of the Curriculum Working Group of the Fabian Education Policy Group.   Since 2010 there have Read More …

      REPORT: Early Years- A Fresh Start?: Issue and Solutions. House of Commons, 8th November, 2022. The FABIAN EDUCATION POLICY GROUP returned to the House of Commons in Read More …

A few years ago, I had a conversation with a former Secretary of State for Education  who commented that it was remarkable how much agreement there was amongst the major Read More …

‘Is everything broken after 12 years of Tory government?’ the Guardian asked recently. It seems so. When Labour wins the next election – and it must – there will be Read More …

The training and education of new teachers into the teaching profession within England, broadly falls into two major divisions.  Initial Teacher Training (ITT) which is generally organised and delivered through School Read More …

By Deborah Outhwaite About the HE Education Research UK Blog Series To raise awareness of the HE Education Research Census and contribute to a conversation about HE education research in the UK, this Read More …