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Schools are struggling to recruit because of a ‘perfect storm’ of chronic teacher shortages, a rise in career moves and a tight labour market, report warns 

Students in deprived areas were almost twice as likely to report falling behind in their education due to pandemic disruption, new research shows

Closure follows Covid impact and decline in demand for boarding, while independent schools’ financial difficulties were highlighted in a 91¶¶Òõ Scotland investigation this week

Schools in Northern Ireland have much to boast about in terms of international rankings but there are myriad tensions within the education system – not least over academic selection, finds John Morgan

Only 14 per cent of secondary school teachers have had more than half a day’s autism training, survey finds

Decades worth of ‘progressive’ spending policies aimed at schools in disadvantaged areas are gradually being eroded, new report finds

From compulsory redundancies to reductions in promoted posts, mounting cost pressures are making Scottish independent school staff feel increasingly vulnerable

‘Toughest ever’ DfE funding round saw two-thirds of bids for share of £465 million fund to tackle the most urgent school repair work rejected

This week’s essential education news includes reaction to the STRB’s recommended teacher pay rise, a call for Ofsted to publicly acknowledge its ‘duty of care’ to teachers and one exam board’s apology for a mistake in a GCSE paper

Children’s commissioner urges the government to ensure that children in care are attending ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ schools every day

Experts say eligibility criteria for free school meals needs ‘urgent review’ as students are going hungry

National Governance Association co-chief Emma Knights explains how the organisation is joining with education unions to lobby MPs about the ‘perfect storm’ that schools are facing