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A quarter of schools offer no KS4 vocational qualifications
Teachers broadly support Andy Burnham’s plan for new technical pathways, new polling shows, but the survey raises questions about schools’ capacity to increase their focus on vocational education
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UAE cancels IB exams as Middle East conflict continues
Instead of sitting exams, students will receive results based on externally assessed coursework and teacher-predicted grades
Most teachers see impact of racist or misogynistic social media
Nearly one in 10 teachers have experienced sexualised comments from students, according to an NEU survey on the influence of social media in schools
Polanski: White Paper will ‘entrench failings’ in school system
Green Party leader Zack Polanski headlines the NEU teaching union's annual conference, speaking out against academisation, Ofsted and current school funding
Exam students affected by Iran war offered special considerations
OxfordAQA urges schools in the region to apply for special considerations for all students and says a final decision on whether exams will go ahead will be made soon
Three-quarters of teachers consider quitting due to burnout
Most teachers say stress at work has affected their teaching, with one in three describing the impact as 'severe', NASUWT research shows
Schools relying on donations to cover basic costs, teachers warn
Teachers in the most deprived areas of the country are more likely to say their school cannot afford to run extracurricular activities, NEU survey finds
Big class sizes put inclusion drive at risk, teachers warn
Nearly nine in 10 teachers say class sizes are a barrier to making their school more inclusive for pupils with special educational needs
Ofsted to inspect early years providers more often
Early education minister's letter to chief inspector outlines new requirements for Ofsted, including the need to inspect every four years
Revealed: The DfE’s ‘enormous’ challenge with inclusion bases
The government wants an inclusion base in every mainstream secondary but lacks basic data on what specialist facilities already exist – and 91¶¶Òõ analysis reveals huge regional gaps in provision
Severe absence in schools reaches record high
Annual DfE data for pupil absence indicates overall improvement in the attendance rate, but severe absence continues to rise
Tom Rees to co-chair expert SEND panel
Academy trust CEO will help to lead a group in developing national inclusion standards and packages of specialist support for pupils with SEND
Violent pupil behaviour ‘under-reported’ by teachers
Some teachers are 'discouraged from reporting incidents' of violent student behaviour, warns the leader of NASUWT teaching union
Inclusion: what the DfE expects from schools
Government sets out expectations for what schools' universal offer should look like and how they can use its new Inclusive Mainstream Fund
History and geography ‘downturn’ predicted after Attainment 8 changes
Analysis of likely 'winners and losers' from A8 changes also forecasts reduced uptake of triple science and a boost for creative subjects, while languages would see a smaller increase
Demand for ASN teachers’ support doubles in a decade
Government warned about a drop in specialist teachers over the past 10 years as new figures reveal the pressure on additional support needs provision in Scottish schools
Pupils steered away from ‘risky’ creative subjects at school
Girls from lower-income backgrounds face a 'double disadvantage', University of Cambridge research shows
Primary schools to get £14K inclusion funding on average
The average secondary school will receive £48,000 next year through the new Inclusive Mainstream Fund, the DfE announces
Suspensions rise in primary but fall in secondary
Year 4 saw the biggest increase in exclusions and suspensions last term, data submitted by more than 9,000 schools indicates
Middle East: Schools prepare for possible classroom return
Qatar has told schools to get ready to reopen next week, while two major groups in the UAE have asked permission to do likewise, but caution remains amid ongoing uncertainty
Parent contact is ‘unmanageable’, say nearly a fifth of teachers
Schools should not be 'call centres', warns teaching union as research reveals that nearly half of SLT staff spend more than 30 minutes a week calling parents
International Baccalaureate sets out AI stance
Schools are ‘navigating AI under real pressure’, says the IBO, as it publishes five draft AI design principles to provide schools with ‘a clear, values-led foundation’
Major funding squeeze risks teacher training quality, providers warn
Financial pressures are already forcing teacher training providers to close subjects and move training online, NASBTT research warns
Top schools ‘shutting out’ disadvantaged students with SEND
Secondary schools with the best exam results have fewer students receiving both free school meals and SEN support than live in their catchment areas, report warns
Attendance target not ‘ambitious’ enough, government warned
Children's commissioner is among those calling on ministers to restore absence to pre-Covid levels