Policy
Get the latest updates on education policies, government initiatives, and school funding decisions. We cover key announcements from the Department for Education (DfE), Ofsted, and policymakers, offering insights into how policy changes affect primary, secondary, and sixth form education.
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Mar- 2025 -17 March
Pupil absence ‘growing driver’ of disadvantage gap, report finds
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has called for the government to address the underlying causes of school absences, as it identifies higher levels of absence to be a key factor in the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. Its latest report found that pupil absence is a key,…
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13 March
Govt Spending Review last chance to recruit 6,500 teachers, NFER says
The government Spending Review will be the “now or never” opportunity to recruit 6,500 new teachers, a new report from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) revealed. According to NFER’s 2025 Teacher Labour Market in England Annual report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, teacher unfilled vacancy levels are at…
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13 March
Ofsted board names Sir Hamid Patel as interim chair
Ofsted has announced the appointment of Sir Hamid Patel as the new interim chair of its board until a successor is found for Dame Christine Ryan, who announced in November 2024 that she would be stepping down this year. Patel, who has been a member of the Ofsted board since…
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