Annaliese Briggs

Education Research Fellow, 2014-15

Annaliese joined Policy Exchange in March 2014 as a Research Fellow for the Education Unit.Before joining Policy Exchange Annaliese worked for a small family of academies and led the set up of their new free school, Pimlico Primary, which opened in September 2013. Prior to this she worked on a number of practical education projects at the think tank Civitas.Annaliese is a trained primary school teacher with a specialism in Early Years education. Annaliese has an MA in Early Twentieth Century Literature and a BA in English Literature from Queen Mary, University of London.

Education Manifesto 2015

by Annaliese Briggs | Mar 6, 2015

Read Report Teachers starting in state schools or teacher training from this September should have their student loans paid off by the government while they remain in the profession. The Education Manifesto argues that given the twin risks of already declining teacher...

Primary Focus: The next stage of improvement for primary schools in England

by Annaliese Briggs | Sep 23, 2014

Read Publication Over 3,000 primary schools (20%) could fall below the government’s tough new minimum standards in reading and writing and maths in 2016. A “perfect storm” of challenges will see a number of head teachers retire, a continued drop off in local authority...

Only A Matter of Time? A framework for the most effective way to lengthen the school day in England

by Annaliese Briggs | Aug 12, 2014

Read Publication Today we have released our report analysing what the impact of a longer school day might be. Both Labour and the Conservatives have recently called for more schools to run longer days – either to provide more opportunities for extra curricular...

The advantages of scale

by Annaliese Briggs | Sep 26, 2014

There is something of a perfect storm ahead for primary schools. Pupils’ performance has steadily increased over the years, but a combination of capacity challenges and higher expectations from government runs the risk of stalling – or reversing – this trajectory....

Primary Assessment and Accountability Reform

by Annaliese Briggs | Apr 4, 2014

A much-anticipated publication detailing reforms to primary school assessment and accountability hit the pages of the Department for Education’s website last week. In it there is a clear trajectory of travel: standards need to rise and a much greater emphasis will be...