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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’
BBC Coverage of Policy Exchange’s Apprenticeships Report
The BBC references Policy Exchange’s ‘The Skills We Need, and Why We Don’t Have Them’
The Observer view on the cost of university education
Policy Exchange’s ‘Higher, Further, Faster, More’ report on higher education is discussed in the observer.
Every school to become an academy, ministers to announce
The BBC credits Policy Exchange’s ‘Primary Focus’ report as a key contributor to the Government’s academies policy.
Teachers need flexible working to stop women leaving profession, says thinktank
The Guardian cites Jonathan Simons’, Policy Exchange’s Head of Education, recommendations that flexible working and greater benefits are needed to improve teacher retention and stop women from leaving teaching after maternity leave.
Give teachers career breaks to stop them quitting, say heads
The Times covers Policy Exchange’s launch of The Importance of Teachers: A collection of essays on teacher recruitment and retention, and highlights the need to improve teacher retention and recruitment especially among women.
Open super-selective schools to extend elite education into state sector, says former Gove adviser
Schools Week cites comments by James Frayne, Policy Exchange’s Director of Policy and Strategy, calling for the creation of super selective schools that will extend elite education into the state sector.
Increase pay for new teachers but extend probation to 3 years, social mobility commission demands
Schools Week covers the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s report based on ways to improve teacher recruitment, and includes a Policy Exchange recommendation on teacher relocation packages.