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Policy Exchange’s Head of Education, Jonathan Simons, cited by Minister of State for Universities and Science in Public Bill Committee
Policy ExchangeIn 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
Policy ExchangeThe 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
C SpencerPolicy Exchange’s ‘Higher, Further, Faster, More’ report on higher education is discussed in the observer.
Every school to become an academy, ministers to announce
Annaliese Briggs and Jonathan SimonsThe 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
Jonathan SimonsThe 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
Jonathan SimonsThe 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
James FrayneSchools 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
Policy ExchangeSchools 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.
“Taking Education Back to the 1950s – A Classic Mistake”
Policy ExchangeRead Article “Nick Gibb, the education minister, used his foreword for a Policy Exchange report Knowledge and the Curriculum, to put some flesh on the bones of his Government’s rationale for educational reform.” See the full article on The Telegraph...
Grammar school ‘annexe’ in Kent is a dangerous moment
Natasha Porter and Jonathan SimonsWriting in The Guardian, education journalist Fiona Millar cites a Policy Exchange blog post by Jonathan Simons and Natasha Porter which highlighted evidence against the social mobility case made in favour of grammar schools.
