United Thinking

28 October 2026

Opinion article in Tes magazine on the Department for Education’s plan to create a national ‘data spine’

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Warnings from United Learning chief, Sir Jon Coles, are echoed by education unions and sector groups, who urge the government not to rush the major national data project.

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