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In his latest blog, Geoff Barton reflects on Sir Keir Starmer's speech setting out Labour's five 'missions' for Britain, one of which is to raise education standards.  

Considering the results of their most recent study, ASCL Premier Partner Unifrog shares information on how leaders can help students - particularly those in disadvantaged areas - make better decisions about their future learning and careers.   

The government's latest guidance on reforms to level 3 qualifications breaks their promise of April 2022 where only "a small proportion" of BTECs would be defunded. The implications of this new guidance for young people, schools and colleges are far-reaching, says ASCL Post-16 and Colleges Specialist Kevin Gilmartin.

Welsh ministers have shown a steely determination to find a solution through the rough, tough process of negotiating. Their counterparts in England must now display similar resolve, writes Geoff Barton in his weekly blog. 

Do increases to public sector pay really fuel inflation? In part one of his two-part blog, ASCL's pay specialist Carl Parker considers the arguments. 

Ministers regularly comment that paying public sector workers more will drive up inflation.  ASCL’s pay specialist Carl Parker explains why this argument is a myth in part two of his blog on public sector pay and inflation.