Claire Heseltine
clairehez.bsky.social
Claire Heseltine
@clairehez.bsky.social
External affairs and policy @ Lift Schools / previously PhD student @ KCL
Reposted by Claire Heseltine
NEW REPORT Labour is struggling to meet its education priorities. It has big ambitions to improve schools, but a budget that falls short of matching them. And with no clear plans to reform the SEND system or tackle workforce shortages, children are being left without the support they need.
Performance Tracker 2025: Schools | Institute for Government
It will be extremely difficult for the government to meet its education priorities within the budget it has set for the coming parliament.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Reposted by Claire Heseltine
More large-scale survey evidence that many students are becoming disengaged from education when they enter secondary school. This time from collaborators of mine at @liftschools.org

www.liftschools.org/ks3-engagement
KS3 Engagement Report - Lift Schools
Our survey of 21,000 pupils found a stark drop in belonging from Year 6 to Year 9. We explore why student engagement dips in Key Stage 3. Read our full report.
www.liftschools.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM