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The Future Outlook for Primary Schools
Jonathan Simons considers what opportunities the growth of MATs means for primary schools and primary teachers.
Let our kids be kids – by not striking
Jonathan Simons argues that parents who have taken their children out of school today in protest at the SATs are misguided and are harming children.
Schools and the housing market
Policy Exchange’s Education Unit examines the relationship between house prices and school quality.
Universal Academisation – what needs to happen? Part 1
Following the government’s commitment to universal Academisation, Jonathan Simons, Policy Exchange’s Head of Education, sets out what role parents should play in the governance of Academies.
Universal Academisation – what needs to happen? Part 2
In the second of a two part blog, Jonathan Simons sets out wider system changes that the government ought to make alongside converting every school to an Academy.
The case for universal Academisation
Following the Budget announcement that all schools will become Academies, Jonathan Simons sets out the case in support of that objective.
Ten quick thoughts on the schools fair funding consultation
Jonathan Simons, Policy Exchange’s Head of Education, examines the DfE’s consultation that begins the long awaited move to a national funding formula for schools from 2017.
How to solve the ‘teacher recruitment crisis’
In an article for The Telegraph, Jonathan Simons, Policy Exchange’s Head of Education and James Darley, Executive Director of Graduate Recruitment, Teach First discuss ways in which to tackle the teacher recruitment crisis.
Fair school admissions: are lotteries the answer?
Jonathan Simons, Policy Exchange’s Head of Education, highlights the importance of fair school admissions in a speech given to the Young Fabian education network.
What pupil factors should a new national funding formula include?
In an essay for NAHT, Jonathan Simons, Policy Exchange’s Head of Education, sets out some issues to consider when DfE are designing the new national funding formula.
