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Whoever wins the next election will have some major challenges to fix – these are where their priorities should lie, says the Education Policy Institute’s associate director

Mandatory equality criteria to be phased into awards scheme will recognise schools for improving PE access for girls and encouraging physical activity

Competing demands for funds mean there is a ‘genuine risk’ that education will lose out in the next general election, says think tank

More than a third of special schools and alternative provision providers are forecasting a deficit as early as next year – with the vast majority expected to be in this position within two or three years

We take you through 91¶¶Òõ’ biggest stories, most important analyses and most read teaching and learning articles of the past academic year

A new annual survey from the National Governance Association reveals the pressures and priorities facing the sector

DfE’s most senior civil servant apologises after asbestos was found during school demolition work resulting in building closure

Data from 10,000 schools has been analysed by FFT Education Datalab to assess the impact of two days of strikes last week

More teaching assistants and universal access to free school meals are also seen as priorities, according to Ipsos

Schools do not have the funds to meet the expectations society has of their role, says Stephen Morales

How has the profession responded to the raft of schools policies announced by Labour?

New Church of England report calls for SEND and mental health funding, reform of inspection and ‘courageous’ decisions on teacher pay