From September 2026 all schools have to implement the updated guidance from the DfE on the Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) curriculum. This includes having an updated policy. There are various provisions at both primary and secondary level. For example there is stronger focus on physical and digital safety, the use of accurate anatomical … Continue reading Relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education
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Every child achieving and thriving
The long-awaited education policy white paper was published on 23 February. Entitled Every child achieving and thriving, The Forward notes: This white paper is our plan to build a system that matches the ambition we have for our children, a system that works for the children neglected for too long, that stretches every child further, … Continue reading Every child achieving and thriving
What is needed from education policy to boost writing outcomes?
In January 2025, the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and Oxford University Press (OUP) brought together trust leaders, publishers, researchers, civil servants and other education stakeholders to discuss the current challenges preventing improvements in writing and how these can be overcome. The discussion touched on research gaps and a lack of political will; opportunities to reform … Continue reading What is needed from education policy to boost writing outcomes?
Curriculum and Assessment Review: interim report
The DfE published its independent review of the curriculum and assessment system in England, with statistical analysis on 18 March 2025. In July 2024, the Government commissioned Professor Becky Francis CBE to convene and chair a panel of experts to conduct the Curriculum and Assessment Review. This is their first interuim report. The evidence shows … Continue reading Curriculum and Assessment Review: interim report
Government launches Curriculum and Assessment Review
A broader, richer, cutting-edge curriculum that drives high and rising schools standards and sets all young people up for life and work will be central to the government’s vision for education, as it launches its wide-ranging Curriculum and Assessment Review on 19 July, headed up by leading education expert, Professor Becky Francis CBE. You can … Continue reading Government launches Curriculum and Assessment Review
Stark decline in girls studying computing could harm the UK’s ambition to be a tech ‘superpower’
A new report by King’s College London, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, highlights how fewer girls in England are studying computing at secondary school since the curriculum became narrower in scope and the authors call on the incoming government to take action to address the problem. The researchers note that the number of girls in … Continue reading Stark decline in girls studying computing could harm the UK’s ambition to be a tech ‘superpower’
Outcomes for young people who experience multiple suspensions
In this report, The Education Policy Institute examines the relationship between the number of suspensions, or temporary removals from school, in secondary school and outcomes for pupils in England. Key findings are: Pupils with even one suspension are, on average, not achieving a standard pass in GCSE English and maths Pupils with multiple suspensions have … Continue reading Outcomes for young people who experience multiple suspensions