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“We should not cave in to vested interests,” says Labour. Sadly, it has just done that in education.
“We’ve shown that we can win when we put bold, progressive policies at the centre of our agenda, and not back down to vested interests,” Sadiq Khan…
Mar 2
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Huge disparities in “topslice” amounts being charged to schools within different academy trusts should prompt questions about the policy
It is academy accounts season – and for education journalists, January should accordingly be full of insights into the detail of how more than half of…
Jan 7
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Warwick Mansell
The Francis review: Good in parts, but with one huge omission
Following up on my piece earlier this week previewing the government’s curriculum and assessment review, I read the review’s final report with mixed…
Nov 7, 2025
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Warwick Mansell
Will the Francis curriculum and assessment review provide the radical look at the in-the-round impact of England’s school system on young…
But I would love to be proven wrong on this.
Nov 4, 2025
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Warwick Mansell
Tom Bennett’s views on school isolation research are ridiculous
Tom Bennett, ironically given the subject matter, was in a largely isolated position in Thursday morning’s Guardian. That is, he was defending the use…
Oct 24, 2025
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Warwick Mansell
Ofsted doesn’t seem to get the picture on competition versus inclusion in England’s schools system
Will Ofsted’s new “report card” inspection framework improve practice in schools by tackling what could be seen as some of the side-effects of the way…
Oct 17, 2025
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Warwick Mansell
Labour’s curriculum and assessment review: too cautious by design?
The party gave hints, from its manifesto onwards, that any change would not be super-radical. But why box itself in, given the current state of the…
Oct 1, 2025
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Warwick Mansell
A culture of “blame the parents” is sadly alive and well in education
This is underlined in recent comments by a multi-academy trust chief executive. They also appear to undermine any suggestion that state schools are…
Sep 24, 2025
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