Press releases

Child poverty stats

Date: 27/03/2025

The government should make sure every child has the best start in life and invest in the next generation.

Child poverty

Ways to support pupils in secondary schools returning from absence

Date: 27/03/2025

National Foundation for Educational Research report shows pupils returning from absence need individual support rather than fines and bribery.

NEU comments on the Chancellor’s Spring Statement

Date: 26/03/2025

The Spring Statement will cause deep anger among education staff because it does not address the key issue preventing schools and colleges from supporting children and young people - a lack of funding.

Funding

Use of teacher pension flexibility for pay

Date: 21/03/2025

Pension provision, should be encouraged, not discouraged to offset poor pay increases

Pay
Pensions

Statistics on young people’s participation in education, employment and training

Date: 20/03/2025

This data shows how too many young people are not getting the support they need.

Childcare Survey 2025

Date: 20/03/2025

Coram survey shows disadvantaged children and those with SEND least likely to access early years provision.

Curriculum and assessment review interim report

Date: 18/03/2025

The government should set up a process for ongoing review of the curriculum and assessment system and end the political football.

Curriculum

Welfare cuts

Date: 18/03/2025

Cutting welfare benefits will plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty and desperation.

EPI report on the disadvantage gap

Date: 17/03/2025

As families struggle to make ends meet, and children’s needs are not being met, their education is bound to suffer.

Child poverty

Bridget Phillipson ASCL speech

Date: 14/03/2025

Where is the funding to build an inclusive education system?

Funding
SEND

Arts and creativity in primary school curriculum

Date: 14/03/2025

It should be an entitlement for all pupils to study arts subjects in schools. For many, the only chance they will get.

Government teacher targets report

Date: 13/03/2025

This NFER report shows the government has a limited window to solve the teacher recruitment and retention crisis within this parliament.