Assessment across early years, primary, secondary and post-16 education remains overly high-stakes, narrow and closely tied to accountability.
Recent cuts to the United Kingdom’s aid budget and the deprioritisation of education within aid spending undermine global progress on education, gender equality and sustainable development.
Children and young people are exposed to significant harms online, while regulation and enforcement have not kept pace with the power and reach of large technology and social media companies.
Teacher pay has been cut sharply in real terms since 2010, making pay uncompetitive and damaging teacher living standards.
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