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This section offers information on research works about educational policy published in Great Britain since January 1, 2020. These include a report by Robert Long on school meals and nutritional standards in England, a research by Nerys Roberts about assessment and testing in primary education in England, and a paper by Susan Hubble, et. al, on student accommodation.

The article offers information on the eight chapters of the white paper "Educational Excellence Everywhere," that was published on March 17, 2016. Topics discussed include the education excellence base on the capacity to improve and performance in England, the recruitment of talented teachers, and the empowerment of parents, communities and pupils of high performing maintained primary and secondary schools towards the academisation by 2020.

The article offers information on long overdue Leveling Up White Paper which contains policy to transform the United Kingdom's economy through a place-based approach, to more equally share prosperity across the country and within regions has long been needed. It mentions that White Paper envisages a new renaissance of contemporary Medici model, boosting productivity, improving public services, restoring a strong community ethos, and empowering local leadership.

The article reports that the launch of the Green Paper, "Schools That Work for Everyone," yesterday resulted in more British parliamentary debates on grammar schools as the Secretary of State for Education made a statement in the House of Commons which was reiterated in the House of Lords by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Lord John Nash on 12 September 2016.

The author comments on the British government's ambition to create an education system that offers all children, whatever their background, with schooling that will aid them attain their potential. He says that the intention that selective schools should sponsor a non-selective school, or that an independent school would give greater benefit to ordinary families by setting up a free school is not probably to expand the number of good school places available to all families.

The article focuses on the recommendations of Education Policy Institute (EPI) on how the government should proceed with testing and examinations for the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) and A-level exams in England in 2021. Some of the recommendations include providing greater optionality in exam papers so that students would have a better chance of answering questions, allowing some grade inflation and also forming a back-up plan for exams in the case of cancellation.

The article discusses plans of Scotland to provide free sanitary products to low income girls and women, with the launch of its Scottish Government pilot project; and mentions products will be distributed to secondary schools, education college, and organizations including Women's Aid.

The article reports that the British government has abandoned plans to help poor children attend selective schools (SS). Topics mentioned include the need for grammar schools (GS) to improve their admission for disadvantaged students, and the ideas proposed in the Department for Education's Green Paper entitled "Schools that Work for Everyone" including links between GS and non-selective schools.

The article discusses a report published by the British House of Commons Education Select Committee on its evidence check on the government's policy to increase selection and reintroduce grammar schools. The policy was outlined in the 2016 green paper "Schools That Work for Everyone." The report expressed concerns on the possible negative impact of the policy on the school system. Conservative chairman Neil Carmichael shared his views on the policy.

Focuses on the policy paper "Towards Intelligent Accountability in Schools: A Policy Statement on School Accountability" of the Secondary Heads Association (SHA) in Great Britain. Basic point that schools accountability is far greater than necessary; Desire by the SHA that the new Implementation Review Unit limit the growth in accountability; Recommendations to reduce the burden of over-accountability.

Reports on the condition of secondary schools in Great Britain as reflected in the 2001 White Paper. Policies tackling the basics in primary education; Discouragement of professional flexibility.