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Government is due to unveil funding to expand and promote chess in schools and public spaces, say insiders

This week’s education news round-up includes the two main teacher unions accepting the government’s pay offer, a warning of strike action over workload and teacher training providers under ‘enormous pressure’

A new analysis of Ofsted ratings provides evidence for restoring councils’ right to build new schools, says the Local Government Association

But findings in report claiming to be the first long-term study of the knowledge-rich approach may not be ‘decisive’, says leading academic

For some families, the summer holidays are a stressful time of year – which is why trusts must provide their communities with support all year round, says Steve Chalke

The next government should also set up an independent curriculum body and extend free school meals, according to heads’ union ‘election manifesto’

Constructive criticism and acknowledging what’s good about our schools is the best approach to opposition, says Liam Kerr, the Scottish Conservatives’ new shadow education secretary

The number of schools and pupil starts on the National Tutoring programme has risen compared with last year, new figures suggest

This week’s essential education news includes a record number of school suspensions, analysis of the teacher pay deal and the challenges facing the next head of Ofsted

Schools minister said he will review DfE mobile phones in schools policy following Unesco report on negative impact on learning

Warning comes amid concerns over sexual harassment against women teachers and girls in schools

Early Years Alliance chief urges the government to act on findings in the Commons Education Select Committee’s report on the early years sector