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Meg Powell-Chandler

Meg Powell-Chandler is director of the New Schools Network

All articles by Meg Powell-Chandler
Why the Schools Bill remains a threat to a thriving sector
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill has been stuck in Parliament for a year and yet key problems remain within the legislation, argues Meg Powell-Chandler
General
30 January 2026
The Houses of Parliament, London
‘Government’s confused free school policy is harming outcomes’
Delays and confusion over the opening of new free schools is putting pupil outcomes at risk, argues Meg Powell-Chandler
General
2 December 2025
Meg Powell Chandler with houses of Parliament
Why government should pause the schools bill
If Labour really wants excellence for every child, it would do well to rethink this much-criticised piece of legislation, says the director of the New Schools Network
General
7 July 2025
Man holding STOP sign
History shows freedom is key to academies’ success. Let’s keep it that way
The new director of the New Schools Network outlines why she hopes the government reverses course on the efforts to curtail academy freedoms
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17 March 2025
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