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The pandemic has shifted expectations around school attendance for many young people and their families – reversing this requires major action, explains Sam Freedman

Sam Freedman considers the lack of headline-grabbing education policy plans from the Labour and Conservative parties, despite next year’s election

The government’s new SEND plan is unlikely to lead to meaningful change any time soon – which is a disaster for an area of education desperately in need of reform, explains Sam Freedman

In a sample extract from the second edition of The State of Independence, Sam Freedman explains how political positioning on private education has been overtaken by a blunt economic reality – very few people can afford it

Sam Freedman explains why the move to strike action is the logical result of a sector stretched to almost breaking point – which may lead to drastic actions by a government seemingly unwilling to budge

Sam Freedman explains why 2023, despite it likely being calmer than the 12 months gone by, will still be full of intrigue and drama ahead of the next general election