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Latest Education Publications
Nice aims, shame the law’s a mess…
Clarity in law is much more than an arcane pursuit. This short collection of essays examines the importance of ensuring that the legislation associated with education both supports the policy aims of the state and matches our understanding of high quality provision.
The skills we need, and why we don’t have them
Read Publication Apprenticeships programme needs stronger focus on quality, says Policy Exchange. New report urges the government to put in place a high level quality target alongside its existing commitment to create 3 million new Apprenticeship starts by 2020 The...
The Importance of Teachers: A collection of essays on teacher recruitment and retention
The Importance of Teachers is a collection of 11 essays from expert commentators and participants in education which set out practical things which government, schools and heads might do to tackle the teacher supply crunch currently affecting schools in England.
Latest Education Blogs
Trojan Horse: ‘If anyone is still in any doubt that the practices uncovered were inappropriate, just listen to the pupils’
Hannah Stuart (Co-Head of Policy Exchange’s Security and Extremism Unit) and John Blake (Head of Education and Social Reform) look at the latest developments on the Trojan Horse affair.
“Jeremy’s Marvellous Medicine” – the accidental Third Way in Labour’s manifesto
John Blake — Policy Exchange’s Head of Education and Social Reform, a self-proclaimed Corbynsceptic – considers the remarkable success of Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 general election, exploring the ingredients which made up Jeremy’s “marvellous medicine”.
Policy Exchange’s John Blake comments on Labour’s education proposals, in the TES
In a new piece for TES, John Blake — Policy Exchange’s Head of Education and Social Reform — says Labour’s roadmap towards a National Education Service needs more landmarks than its slightly ambiguous manifesto provides
Latest Education News
Welcome commitment to academic core from Justine Greening
John Blake, Policy Exchange’s new Head of Education and Social Reform and a former teacher, responds to today’s speech by the Education Secretary, in which she outlined the Government’s approach to school reform
Media coverage of Policy Exchange’s announcement of new education and social reform team
Schools Week and TES respond to Policy Exchange announcing the appointment of a new education and social reform team.
Policy Exchange’s Head of Education, Jonathan Simons, cited by Minister of State for Universities and Science in Public Bill Committee
In a discussion about degree-awarding powers, Johnson cited Simons’ comments on the recent development that Teesside University had decided to ‘end its validation of higher education programmes in the wider college network’
Latest Education Events
Book Launch: ‘Cleverlands: The Secrets Behind the Success of the World’s Education Superpowers’
Dec 5, 2016The author of the book, Lucy Crehan, was conversation with Jonathan Simons — Policy Exchange’s Head of Education — on Monday 5 December
A Britain that Works for Everyone: The importance of education in driving social mobility
Oct 3, 201614.00 – 15.00
Wedgewood Suite, Hotel Novotel, 70 Broad St, Birmingham B1 2HT
What Does the New Government Mean for Universities?
Oct 3, 201615.30 – 16.30
Wedgewood Suite, Hotel Novotel, 70 Broad St, Birmingham B1 2HT
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