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Shutting schools in January 2021 was a 'panic decision' and against the best interests of pupils, the former education secretary tells Covid inquiry

School inspections by the watchdog should cease until the government and Ofsted have published the plan requested by Ruth Perry coroner, say heads' leaders

Labour analysis claims 270,000 young people waited longer than three months to be seen or had their referrals closed

The coroner who led the inquest into the death of headteacher Ruth Perry has raised concerns with Ofsted and the DfE

But councils given £1.5 million to wipe out pupils' existing school-meal debt, says finance secretary Shona Robison as she sets out Scotland's Budget for 2024-25

Ms Wadsworth will replace Sir Ian Bauckham, who is standing down to become interim chief regulator

Ofqual confirms that students will be provided with formulae and equation sheets in GCSE maths, physics and combined science exams

An investigation into a £370 million DfE school funding calculation error has published its findings

The DfE has published its long-awaited draft transgender guidance. Here are the key details for schools

The attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers can't be tackled by focusing on social and emotional skills, research shows

But a headteachers' leader warns that few schools would benefit from the 'bizarre' proposal for utilising space left empty by falling pupil rolls

Five unions are set to take part in the 24-hour teacher strike over pay in January

John Barneby had been interim CEO at Oasis Community Learning for four months, since John Murphy stepped down

The gap for 16-19 students in particular is the widest researchers have recorded since 2017

The chief executive of the Independent Schools Council tells 91¶¶Òõ what she has learnt from representing private schools

Government will test whether schools should become statutory safeguarding partners through a pilot programme

Headteachers and sector leaders have voiced concerns about the legal implication of findings from the Ruth Perry inquest

Majority of school leaders responding to NAHT’s survey said the job had damaged their mental wellbeing in the past year

Nearly 400,000 penalty notices were issued for unauthorised absence in 2022-23 – above levels seen before the Covid pandemic

Teachers 'should be trusted' on literacy and numeracy attainment – just as they are trusted to set and mark exams, says education secretary

Drop in government subsidy for the National Tutoring Programme saw the number of schools taking part drop to just over a third

Heads’ leader calls plan to introduce Advanced British Standard qualification ‘headless chicken policymaking’ amid a teacher recruitment crisis

Senior official cautions against selling off school space left vacant by falling pupil rolls in case the population grows again in the future

‘Radical’ reforms for Northern Ireland's schools on the cards after publication of long-awaited report