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Schools often talk a good talk about values, ethos and identity – but if these sentiments are not matched by action, teachers and students soon see through it, says this former international school teacher

As part of our thought experiment series, Phil Denton argues that pushing mainstream to adopt the mentality and structure of alternative provision would lead to far more success for more pupils

The government also announces plans for ‘V-level’ vocational qualifications, along with a duty on schools to support students into post-16 study

Watchdog’s national education director also tells the Schools North East summit that Ofsted is in talks with the DfE about concerns over the inspection of inclusion

Professor Becky Francis tells the Confederation of School Trusts conference that only 50 out of 3,000 17-year-olds who had achieved a grade 2 in GCSE maths went on to pass in the most recent round of resits

There were over 200 cases of cheating or misbehaving among students sitting exams and taking national qualifications in 2024-25, up from 173 the previous year

The chief inspector, speaking at the Confederation of School Trusts conference, rejects the idea that Ofsted has not considered headteachers’ wellbeing in developing its new inspections

The government wants groups of schools to be inspected – but designing a robust, supportive and useful inspection system for them isn’t easy, says the Confederation of School Trusts’ Steve Rollett

Sector leaders voice concerns that the government’s first wave of behaviour and attendance hubs includes only mainstream settings

With the curriculum and assessment review due to publish its recommendations ‘very soon’, chair Becky Francis writes exclusively for 91¶¶Òõ about what she has learned through the process

Free school meals eligibility is ‘no longer fit for purpose’ as a measure of pupil deprivation, EPI report warns

But England’s largest education union warns against ‘tutoring on a shoestring’ and says many disadvantaged students need direct contact with teachers