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New report urges Andy Burnham to end 40 years of school competition and calls for new era of place-based inclusion - July 9, 2026 | by Centre for Young Lives
https://www.centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/new-report-urges-andy-burnham-to-end-40-years-of-school-competition-and-calls-for-new-era-of-place-based-inclusion Centre for Young Lives/SHINE report puts forward plans for the next PM to ditch Progress 8 and support schools to build an education system around communities. The Centre for Young Lives think tank and education charity SHINE are today (Friday 10th July) publishing a new report, A New Settlement for Education: Wh
Aug 3


A Culture of Threat: Misogyny, Masculinity, and Modern Schooling
Louise Marie meets with Vivienne Porritt OBE (Co Founder and President of WomenEd) to discuss: The concept of masculinity The impact of social media on boys and men The research/evidence behind the concerns How misogyny and sexism manifest in schools How schools can design effective systems and establish a healthy culture that safeguards girls and women https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrg6RQB-Xis&t=3s
May 19


A Fair System That Isn’t: The Hidden Tensions in UK Education
There is a structural dissonance at the heart of our education system that has long gone unacknowledged. Once latent, these foundational contradictions are now becoming increasingly visible as inequalities in student outcomes widen and scrutiny intensifies. Since the Attlee government’s landmark attempt at social democracy in 1945, education in the UK has been attempting to improve the life chances of disadvantaged children. Despite neoliberal elements creeping in, our educat
May 7


Sent Home: Exclusion and the Search for Belonging
Louise Marie meets with Phil Banks (CEO of St Christopher's Trust and member of The Belonging Collective) to discuss exclusion: school policies, research and impact on belonging. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eoy_kFRxIRc&t=2s
May 7
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