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With the government pledging to recruit 6,500 new teachers, it needs to focus on more flexibility and better representation, argues Dame Alison Peacock

Plan to create new classifications for special schools sparked a legal challenge by parents that was backed by headteachers

A national conversation about mobile phone use, online harm and the ‘damaging impact’ it has on young people is much needed, says NEU general secretary

A survey by the children’s commissioner also found that the majority of schools surveyed already have policies in place restricting mobile phone use

Councils’ high-needs debts are the result of an underfunded national SEND system, says new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services

Early engagement in maths is linked to better outcomes in the subject later on – and CPD is the way to embed research-informed practice in EYFS, says Sue Evans

Funding cuts for children’s centres and Family Hubs are putting ‘unsustainable’ pressure on schools and teachers, warns the Centre for Young Lives

Most GCSE and A-level students turn to artificial intelligence as they would a textbook, not to cheat, but a narrative suggesting the opposite is destroying motivation, argues Harriet Joslin

New findings reveal just how drastically language changes between school phases – something that could help schools rethink transition approaches, say researchers

Oli de Botton has been appointed the prime minister’s expert adviser on education and skills

Growth for the sake of growing should not be a strategic priority, Astrea CEO Rowena Hackwood tells MAT leaders

Labour’s decision not to renew funding for the Early Years Professional Development Programme will have a huge impact on children’s development, warns Jane Harris