Education’s always changing, and it can be hard to keep track. Policy Watch is the easy way to make sure you stay up to date with the latest developments.
Policy Watch is our regular policy update service, covering national and international developments in the world of education. We try to keep things simple, sharing the latest news and information with you through weekly updates, monthly summaries, papers and events.
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As head of UK education policy at Pearson, Steve’s been running the Policy Watch service for almost 20 years. He’ll keep you informed on all things education, along with the rest of his subscribers – there were more than 10,000 at the last count!
A month which has included an update on the economy from the Chancellor, lots of talk about teacher workloads, a busy National Apprenticeships Week and plenty of reports around higher education.
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Lots going on but four big stories dominate. The latest week in education summarised here.
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Apprentices and apprenticeships have rightly taken centre stage this week as part of this year’s annual National Apprenticeship Week but there’s been plenty of other things going on as well.
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A month which has seen a landmark funding review launched, a new regulatory system for higher education outlined, times table checks for Year 9s confirmed, worries about a slowdown in apprenticeship starts and teacher recruitment rumble on, and a torrent of reports unleashed. And it’s been a short month.
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Baseline assessment, Functional Skills, the Advanced Maths Premium, HE regulation; they may not sound gripping but they are all essential cogs in the education system and all have been in the news this week.
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