Stone King - Quick Reads

10/12/2026 1:32:52 PM

Beyond closure: rewiring the civic estate for a new era of "place"

By Ciara Campfield

There is perhaps a tendency to think about our public buildings in neat silos. Schools educate, health centres heal, job centres support...

10/1/2026 4:03:43 PM

By Oliver Daly

The Department for Education has updated its guidance on executive pay in academy trusts, alongside the introduction of new senior pay...

9/11/2026 4:21:56 PM

By Cameron Main

By 286 votes to 270, MPs voted against allowing the reintroduced Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to proceed beyond its Second...

9/11/2026 9:17:31 AM

By Cameron Main Jessica Fechner

After the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ran out of time at the end of the last parliamentary session, it has been...

7/22/2026 3:35:11 PM

By Jamie Otter

With Andy Burnham becoming the UK's new Prime Minister, there's been a lot of talk about whether the ideas that helped drive Greater...

7/17/2026 8:48:22 AM

By Jamie Otter

The Department for Education has published the Academy Trust Handbook 2026, which comes into force on 1 October 2026. As always, there...

7/6/2026 11:26:32 AM

By Clare Wigzell

The introduction of specialist free teaching materials for Key Stages 1 to 4 on the rule of law by the Attorney General’s Office is a...

7/3/2026 3:17:16 PM

By Eleanor Reilly

Nearly 30 years ago, the three-word slogan began in political campaigning, as far as I know. It put Tony Blair in Downing Street in 1997...

2/13/2026 9:58:31 AM

By Lee Coley

In 2023, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York issued a report called Care and Support Reimagined: a National Care Covenant for England...

12/17/2025 4:13:19 PM

By Lee Coley

At a press conference yesterday, Richard Tice, Deputy Leader of Reform UK, suggested looking to churches that are ‘redundant' five days a...

12/16/2025 4:47:02 PM

By Ciara Campfield

The Prime Minister’s promise this week to “have a look” at the VAT anomaly hitting further education (FE) colleges is welcome, but it...

12/9/2025 5:43:22 PM

By Lee Coley

Churchyards are a profound mix of grief, love, calm, nature and beauty. They represent a means to retain connections with those who have...