SATs explained: what Year 6 tests actually measure
Key stage 2 SATs are school accountability instruments run by the Standards and Testing Agency, producing scaled scores from 80 to 120 that…
Priya Anand
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Why public inquiries take so long, and what they actually deliver
Public inquiries trade speed for thoroughness and legal fairness, and their recommendations bind nobody, which makes the follow-up the part…
Sarah Mitchell
The ministerial code: what it demands and who enforces it
The ministerial code sets rules on honesty, interests and conduct for ministers, but it is not law, and the only person who can enforce it…
Sarah Mitchell
Progress 8 and the EBacc: how schools are actually judged
Since 2016 England's secondary league tables have ranked schools on Progress 8, which measures pupil progress from Key Stage 2 rather than…
Priya Anand
Select committees: the most effective part of Parliament nobody votes for
Cross-party select committees compel evidence, embarrass the powerful and change policy without passing anything, and their strength is…
Sarah Mitchell
Corporate Governance Explained
Corporate governance is the system of rules, roles and controls by which a company is directed and held to account. Here is what it covers…
Marcus Vale
Why Local Journalism Matters
As local newspapers close, whole communities lose the reporting that holds power to account and holds them together. This is the case for…
Daily Junction Editorial Team
What Is Investigative Journalism?
Investigative journalism digs beneath the surface to expose wrongdoing that powerful people want hidden. Here is what sets it apart from…
Daily Junction Editorial Team