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Sally Dicketts asks if we should we do away with the standardised testing process of GCSE exams in favour of a more holistic approach that doesn’t place so much strain on young people

Government is ‘pushing’ higher targets for disadvantaged children reached by catch-up tutoring, says NTP leader

Teacher absences are now the lowest they have been since last October, new DfE attendance data shows

National tutoring scheme says schools have ‘flexibility’ to delay tuition – but heads criticise ‘overcomplicated’ system

Politicians are ‘painfully slow’ in getting behind anti-racism work in schools, says Khadija Mohammed

Ministers told schools are facing grading challenges that could have been avoided if the department had planned ahead

But heads say the government is ‘giving with one hand and taking away with the other’ over pupil premium changes

Revelation comes after a grilling from a teacher over Covid safety measures in schools at the EIS hustings

In the run-up to the Scottish Parliament election, the political parties have been quiet about one key issue for teachers – cutting class sizes

The Department for Education should ‘explain the rationale’ behind its behaviour experts before spending a ‘large sum of public money’

Sir Kevan Collins also says he would ‘never advocate’ increasing teaching time without raising pay

Labour leader asked how stance on independent schools squares with education of his own children