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Jewish pupils face ‘regular and hostile abuse’
Former Ofsted chief highlights the ‘extraordinary’ security measures required in Jewish faith schools as he reveals the interim findings from his review into antisemitism in education settings
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‘No progress’ made on teacher pay after union crunch talks
Teaching union boss calls second meeting with education secretary Gillian Keegan 'cordial' but 'disappointing'
Education reform funding fears raised in Scottish Parliament
Education secretary grilled over the lack of funding for reform delivery boards highlighted in 91¶¶Òõ Scotland exclusive yesterday
Keegan denies being at odds with PM on gender recognition
Education secretary Gillian Keegan had indicated that young people could be mature enough at 16 to choose their gender
Strikes: Heads may have ‘no choice’ but to close schools
Warning follows DfE guidance stating schools should take 'all reasonable steps' to stay open during teacher strikes
Strict-sounding teachers ‘worse at inspiring pupils’, research claims
New research shows 'controlling sounding voices' didn’t gain cooperation from 10- to 16-year-olds, but do these findings translate to the classroom?
Ofsted: Fewer ‘outstanding’ schools downgraded last term
Data from inspection reports also shows more than three-quarters of 'requires improvement' schools saw their grade improve
Keegan: Minimum service in schools would protect ‘vulnerable children’
Education secretary said schools need to be kept open for vulnerable pupils 'in particular' as the largest teaching union announced 7 days of strike action
Gibb: Schools can use pupil premium to offer more free meals
Minister says schools could spend pupil premium on extending free school meals – but union boss warns this funding is already under 'unsustainable pressure'
Spielman defends ‘distorted’ Ofsted research reviews
Ofsted chief inspector also warns teachers against 'assuming' knowledge in mental health
Three-quarters of schools hit by cyberattacks
New audit warns schools are at 'particular risk' of attack by cybercriminals
Strikes: Schools told to take ‘all reasonable steps’ to stay open
Schools should prioritise exam students, vulnerable children and pupils with key worker parents, Department for Education guidance states
Heads’ union fails to reach threshold for strike
The NAHT union says it would consider re-running its ballot, as it says voting was disrupted by postal delays
CEO and chair of one of biggest MATs steps down
Both the chair and chief executive of Ormiston Academies Trust have announced their retirement
Teachers to strike in England from next month
The NEU teaching union is declaring seven days of strike action in February and March
Union to ballot members again after low turnout
NASUWT teaching union has said it remains in dispute with the government and 'will be campaigning vigorously to ensure the repeal of all anti-trade union laws'
Sturgeon on teacher pay strikes: Government does not ‘digs heels in’
First minister adopts more conciliatory tone, but EIS general secretary raises possibility of strike action continuing into 2023-24
Exclusive: Education reform boards ‘starved of resource’
Board charged with delivering Scotland’s new education agency and independent inspectorate received less than a quarter of the funding it requested for 2022-23
New wave of teacher pay strikes begins in Scotland
Teachers showing 'growing frustration at the lack of urgency' over long-running pay dispute
Teacher strikes could launch next month
But NEU teaching union joint leader Mary Bousted thinks strikes during summer exams are 'unlikely'
Teaching union announces 22 more days of strike action in Scotland
'Scotland’s teachers have simply had enough,' says union boss after months of little movement in pay dispute
Teacher strike votes ‘may have been delayed by post disruption’
Ballot administrator admits postal strikes could have caused problems with the NASUWT strike ballot, after 91¶¶Òõ reveals that members did not receive papers
Northern Irish education’s lack of integration branded ‘abnormal’
There is a financial as well as an ethical imperative to integrate Northern Ireland's schools, argues charity boss
2022 had fewest ‘requires improvement’ Ofsted grades
New SchoolDash analysis shows the proportion of schools found to 'require improvement' last year was lowest since the grade was created in 2012
Assistant head vacancies soar by 72%
Huge increase in job vacancies for senior leaders prompts warning that the schools' system could be 'asking too much' of leaders