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di leedham: amanda spielman: nicky morgan: brexit will affect we need to talk how long has your EAL pupils about outstanding she got? Page 14 Page 6 Page 2 SCHOOLSWEEK.CO.UK FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2016 | EDITION 73 THE WEEK AFTER THE REFERENDUM Two shadow education secretaries resign Morgan waylaid by leadership campaign The new white paper is a ‘goner’ A time of ‘unfathomable uncertainty’ 2 @SCHOOLSWEEK SCHOOLS WEEK FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2016 EDITION 73 NEWS: BREXIT The white paper is a ‘goner’, says policy expert SCHOOLS WEEK TEAM Editor: Laura McInerney JOHN DICKENS Everywhere is Nicky Morgan’s phrase.” academy trusts would continue in many @JOHNDICKENSSW He said “in all likelihood” there would be a areas. Features editor: Cath Murray new education secretary in September who All three experts agreed that the Head designer: Nicky Phillips Major reforms such as forced would want to “put their own stamp on the implementation of the national funding Designer: Russell Hardman academisation face being kyboshed in the department”. formula, aimed at ending historical wake of Brexit, Whitehall experts have told “They will have their own priorities and inequalities, would be pushed back until Sub editor: Jill Craven Schools Week. need time to think, ‘is this [bill] what we 2018. Chief reporter: John Dickens Policies unveiled in the government’s really need?’” The government is yet to launch a latest education white paper, published He said he expected an education bill to second consultation on its plans, which Senior reporter: Sophie Scott just three months ago, could be sidelined be included in the next Queen’s Speech, would contain much more detail about Political reporter: Freddie Whittaker until a new government forms, and could which could follow a possible general which schools would lose or gain extra Reporter: Billy Camden even be dropped, they say. election next year. funding. Those policies include plans to force “The bill may contain large chunks of “At the minute, they would have to do a Photographer: Ellis O’Brien schools in poor performing or unviable existing proposals – the policy challenges lot in the next two weeks [so it is ready to Cartoonist: Stan Dupp councils to convert into academies, new are still the same – but with a different spin.” go by 2017],” said Simons. performance tables for academy trusts and Robert Hill, a former government “There just isn’t the political will. The Financials: Helen Neilly a reform of alternative provision. education policy adviser, said he did not minute it [the formula] comes out, every Victoria Boyle An education bill outlining the think the white paper was “history”, but MP whose schools are proposed to lose new legislation is yet to be laid before added: “But nor will the agenda proceed as money will want to meet Morgan.” Sales manager: Hannah Smith parliament. Whitehall insiders say its planned – and it wasn’t anyway.” But he said it was a Conservative Sales executive: Wallace Williams future hinges on the desire of a new He understood the bill would not have manifesto commitment that was politically Administration: Frances Ogefere Dell education secretary or prime minister to been ready until autumn, but said it might advantageous to pursue. push through the changes. get delayed if there were a new secretary Hill said the “lack of political leadership” Schools Week also understands the of state when a new prime minister was might now also mean the department Contributors: Di Leedham post-Brexit limbo could push back the announced. “takes its eye off” other issues schools Anand Menon implementation of the long-awaited “Powers they [the government] need for faced, including primary assessment Gerald Haigh national funding formula by at least a year, mass academisation could also be delayed.” problems, initial teacher training reforms to 2018. John Fowler, an education policy and teacher recruitment. Jill Berry The fall-out could also impact on the consultant, said there was “no plan. It will The Department for Education was Gwen Nelson operational capacity of the department, completely slow down the government recently criticised by both the National with fears that experienced civil legislation machine. Audit Office and Public Accounts Barney Angliss servants will be moved over to head the “Lawyers are going to have Committee for having a lack of “leadership government’s new Brexit ministry. to be taken off this project or urgency” and “no plan” to deal with It comes just months after Chris to work on Brexit. They can recruitment. Wormald, the department’s long-standing buy in from the private But a government source said it was Managing director: Shane Mann permanent secretary, left to join the sector — at vast cost, but “business as usual. We are getting on with And tweet us your thoughts @schoolsweek or Department of Health. His successor, they will have to. our manifesto that was agreed, and we with the hashtag #schoolsweek Jonathan Slater, has been in post just eight “It will just bung up the were elected on, last year. weeks. whole legislative decision- “Whoever is prime minister, we subscribe The uncertainty now means many making process. I’ve never still have a vision and a job to do For an annual subscription to Schools Week for schools will be in limbo, especially those seen anything like it in my life.” with implementing just £50 visit www.schoolsweek.co.uk and click facing uncertainty over whether they will Hill added that many schools what was in our on ‘subscribe’ at the top of the page. have to convert into academies. resisting academisation manifesto.” www.schoolsweek.co.uk Jonathan Simons, head of education would use the delay or call 020 8123 4778 to subscribe at think tank Policy Exchange (pictured), to “hold out in hope said: “The white paper, as a whole, and the that an election may ADVERTISE WITH US proposed bill, as a whole, is a goner. change things”. “It might be resurrected in a different But he said the If you are interested in placing a product or job advert in a future edition please click on the form. But Educational Excellence “drift” towards multi- ‘advertise’ link at the top of the page on schoolsweek.co.uk or contact: E: [email protected] Leadership campaign will distract ministers T: 020 81234 778 JOHN DICKENS priority, Russell Hobby, general secretary of making any significant changes to an Disclaimer Schools Week is owned and published by Lsect Ltd. The views @JOHNDICKENSSW the National Association of Head Teachers, academy or free school. expressed within the publication are those of the authors said their campaigning could distract them While most of these decisions named, and are not necessarily those of Schools Week, Lsect Ltd or any of its employees. 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If you have a complaint which cannot be resolved by the editor, write to the Press Complaints Commission, Halton for leader of the Conservatives. crisis we are seeing in think tank Policy Exchange, said: “When House, 22—23 Holborn, London EC1N 2JD On Wednesday, Nick Gibb, schools recruitment.” magnified over several thousand schools, minister, announced that he would Academy trusts are it’s definitely a risk – but only if something Learning & Skills Events, join Michael Gove, the former legally required to goes wrong.” Consultancy and Training Ltd education secretary, to back seek approval But he added that parliament was only 161-165 Greenwich High Road Boris Johnson to be the next from the sitting for another three weeks and the London SE10 8JA leader. education department “slows down” during the T: 020 8123 4778 With the political jostling secretary summer anyway, meaning there might not E: [email protected] now seemingly a main before be a huge impact. SCHOOLSWEEK.CO.UK EDITION 73 FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2016 3 Turbulence shakes out Labour’s education team Lucy Powell Pat Glass FREDDIE WHITTAKER @FCDWHITTAKER The Labour party’s education team has become a shadow of its former self after resignations sparked by the EU referendum vote and concerns over Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.

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