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
Should we shift the focus from teacher recruitment to teacher retention?
As the new academic year kicks off across the country, there will inevitably be a lot of attention on whether enough people have chosen to embark on a new career in teaching to hit the Government’s teacher recruitment targets.However, a ...
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...