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Chief executive of the Education Policy Institute, Natalie Perera, laments the lack of focus in the White Paper on giving schools more scope to tackle issues that have caused a widening disadvantage gap

It’s hard to disagree with the prime minister’s call for “levelling up”. But what does it really mean? Very little, without concrete action, says Natalie Perera

Don’t expect an educational revolution from Boris Johnson’s government, but the PM must ensure schools in newly won constituencies truly benefit from his planned funding hike

As Gavin Williamson takes over at the DfE, he should be wary of conflating levelling-up school funding with fostering social mobility, writes Natalie Perera – the circumstances and opportunities children have need to be taken into account, too

The latest Talis report shows that teachers need support for working with pupils with special educational needs and those who speak English as an additional language

Ministers are damned if they admit that there’s a funding crisis and damned if they don’t, writes Natalie Perera