Inside Your Ed
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.
Inside Your Ed
Latest Episodes
What might Andy Burnham in No.10 mean for post-16 education in England?
So here we are, with a new Prime Minister in place two years on from the General Election.In my last podcast, we had two expert guests join us to explore what an Andy Burnham premiership might mean for schools in England.In this e...
What might Andy Burnham in No.10 mean for schools in England?
“The days of a school system configured entirely around the university route will be brought to an end.”Our likely next Prime Minister Andy Burnham did not hold back in his speech at the end of June, adding that “we need a complete rethi...
VAT on independent school fees: is the debate over, or just getting started?
“Labour will end the VAT exemption for private schools to invest in our state schools.”So said the Labour Party election manifesto in 2024, and in the Budget later that year the addition of VAT to school fees was enacted.This was ...
Is school admissions the missing piece of the SEND puzzle?
The Government’s consultation on their proposed reforms to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, or SEND, system closed on May 18th.Yet among the 39 consultation questions spread over 136 pages, one issue was notable by its abs...
Is the Government right to start intervening in the apprenticeship system?
It has been over 3.5 years since then opposition leader Keir Starmer announced that a Labour government would give businesses the flexibility they need to train their workforce by turning the Conservative Party’s apprenticeships levy into a ‘Gr...