Inside Your Ed
By Tom Richmond
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This podcast takes a look inside the latest stories from across the education system in England including schools, colleges, universities and apprenticeships. Hosted by Tom Richmond.
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Is school admissions the missing piece of the SEND puzzle?
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Is the Government right to start intervening in the apprenticeship system?
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May 13, 2026 |
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Should we teach students how to 'fail better'?
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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If the student loan system is the problem, is a 'graduate tax' the solution?
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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SEND reforms are on the way, but are they the right reforms?
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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What does the Schools White Paper mean for pupils, teachers and leaders?
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Should struggling independent schools be converted into state schools?
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Is the push for more AI and ed tech in classrooms a big opportunity or big risk?
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Why are so many graduates finding it hard to get a job?
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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What lies ahead for schools and colleges in 2026?
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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To V or not to V - that is the question....
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Is the new international student levy going to be taxing for the HE sector?
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Everyone agrees the SEND system is broken, but how do you fix it?
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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What final grade does the Curriculum and Assessment Review deserve?
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Does the Post 16 White Paper have the right answers, or even the right questions?
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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How do you get more young apprentices into small businesses?
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Does the Higher Education system need more 'super universities'?
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Why have Ofsted's inspection plans caused controversy (again)?
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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What 'lessons' does Nick Gibb have for current and future education ministers?
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Five years on, are the challenges with T-levels growing or receding?
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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How and when are we going to get 6,500 new teachers?
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Did the Spending Review deliver good or bad news for the education sector?
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Do we need to rethink how we train teachers and leaders in schools?
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Will flexible working for teachers help tackle the recruitment and retention crisis?
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May 21, 2025 |
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Should employers pay more towards the cost of Higher Education?
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May 09, 2025 |
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Does Skills England have the skills that England needs?
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Is the Curriculum and Assessment Review on the right track?
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Are universities still worth it?
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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How easy will it be to get free breakfast clubs into all primary schools?
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Do Ofsted's plans to reform inspections stand up to closer inspection?
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Is the Schools Bill going to leave state schools in a better state?
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Will the debate over vocational and technical qualifications ever end?
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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What does President-elect Trump have in store for US (and UK) education?
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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What exactly will the 'Youth Guarantee' guarantee for young people?
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Can a new education institute help politicians make better policies?
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Will the Lifelong Learning Entitlement ever become a reality?
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Do tuition fees and student loans need 'major reform'?
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Do we need to overhaul how maths is taught and assessed?
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Has the 'Growth and Skills Levy' set off in the right direction?
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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GCSE resits: should we keep them, reform them or scrap them?
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Why are so many people talking about 'tertiary education'?
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Can anyone or anything stop AI cheating in exams?
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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How do you solve a problem like international students?
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Who has the better manifesto for education: Conservatives or Labour?
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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What could be done to improve policymaking in education?
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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What does the future hold for tutoring on a national scale?
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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20 years on - is it time to revisit the '14-19 Diplomas'?
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May 22, 2024 |
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Do we all agree on what 'fairness' means in education?
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May 08, 2024 |
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Why are so many pupils still absent from school?
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Should oracy play a greater role in primary and secondary education?
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Why adding VAT to private school fees is more complicated than it sounds
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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How and why have 'academy schools' evolved over the past quarter of a century?
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Are universities facing a 'financial crisis'?
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Should we rethink how we talk about (and measure) social mobility?
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Is the switch from paper to digital exams finally underway?
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Would the 'Advanced British Standard' improve 16-19 education?
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Are 'challenger' institutions in HE challenging the status quo?
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Is there a trade-off between apprenticeship quantity and quality?
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Time to radically reform the way that we fund Higher Education?
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Is Labour's 'Early Years' review asking the right questions?
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Reducing teachers' workload - easier than it sounds?
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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What was the best new policy to emerge from the Labour and Conservative Party conferences?
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Pupil wellbeing: what is it, and can we actually measure it?
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Should we welcome rising state school admissions to Oxbridge?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Is 'ed tech' heading in the right or wrong direction?
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Is it boom or gloom for young people in the labour market?
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Is behaviour in schools getting better or worse?
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Has England just become a 'reading superpower'?
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Labour will not scrap tuition fees, so what should they do instead?
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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What is behind the recent rise in pupil absence rates?
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May 18, 2023 |
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Has the time come to say 'time is up' to written exams?
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May 04, 2023 |
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Two reports raise questions about the future of Ofsted
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Is it time to replace the apprenticeship levy with a 'Growth and Skills Levy'?
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Why did teachers go on strike, and are there more strikes to come?
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Should we bring back work experience for school pupils?
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Is 'compulsory maths to age 18' a sensible and achievable goal?
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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The Schools Bill is dead - what happened, and what now?
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Has the 2021 FE White Paper made a difference to the FE sector?
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Two think tanks try to fix our childcare system
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Is the government still interested in reforming Higher Education?
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Why are so many apprentices dropping out of their training?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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What does the future hold for private schools in England?
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Why are teachers and headteachers on the verge of strike action?
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Is enough progress being made with mental health support in schools?
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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How many education policies emerged from this year's party conferences?
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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What is sitting in the new Education Secretary's in-tray?
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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What were the major headlines from the 2022 exam season?
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Is the government's COVID recovery plan having the desired effect?
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Should teaching be less art and more science?
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Is the government right to reform qualifications for 16 to 19-year-olds?
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Will the government's SEND proposals improve the lives of pupils and families?
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Do we need to overhaul careers education in schools and colleges?
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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How can we prevent young people from falling out of our education system?
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May 19, 2022 |
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Will future students win or lose from the government's plans for Higher Education?
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May 05, 2022 |
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Is the National Tutoring Programme delivering what pupils and schools need?
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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What have we learned after five years of the apprenticeship levy?
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Did 'Kickstart' actually kickstart new jobs for young people?
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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What role do wealth and privilege play in university admissions?
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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How could you 'level up' our education system?
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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To Baccalaureate or not to Baccalaureate? That is the question
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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What could and should go into the 2022 schools 'White Paper'?
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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What problems does the government's upcoming SEND review need to solve?
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Has the government done enough to support young people during the pandemic?
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Are T-levels the right answer, and if so, what was the question?
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Why are the government's plans to reform teacher training so controversial?
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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How will the Augar Review affect the future of Higher Education?
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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What did the 2021 Spending Review mean for education?
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Oct 28, 2021 |