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Gareth Conyard, joint chief of the Teacher Development Trust and a former civil servant, speaks to 91¶¶Òõ about the importance of treating people well and why we shouldn’t expect teachers to be ‘heroes’

Air-quality monitors in schools are essential for the health of pupils and staff, a teaching union will say this weekend

Matt Hancock tells inquiry that government ‘had to pull every lever’ by January 2021, including closing schools, because Covid cases were so high

School staff say phones and tablets are the biggest disruption to learning in secondary – so is it time to ban mobiles?

Politicians’ plans for more cuts to education spending ignore the harsh reality of how stretched schools’ budgets really are, says this former DfE adviser

In an exclusive interview – her first as shadow schools minister – Catherine McKinnell explains why Labour can’t ‘fix everything overnight’ and how she wants to return ‘the joy of teaching’ to schools

A big increase in the number of students taking resits in GCSE English and maths highlights the unfairness of the system once again, say critics

This week’s essential education news includes new data revealing the difficulties in finding enough teachers and reaction to the DfE’s plans to limit teacher strikes

Government scheme to increase the number of maths teachers by spreading out financial incentives actually led to fewer staff in the system, analysis suggests

Confederation of School Trusts CEO Leora Cruddas warns that minimum service levels risk putting schools ‘in direct conflict’ with their staff

A development focus throughout a teacher’s career in Labour’s ‘opportunity mission’ makes sense – but it needs to avoid becoming a tick-box exercise, says this education policy expert

ASCL leader says he expects DfE plan to impose minimum service levels in schools during teacher strikes to be challenged in the High Court