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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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Cruddas urges ministers to tackle retention and recruitment
Academies sector leader Leora Cruddas tells the Westminster Education Forum that action is needed to address 'fragility' in the school system on funding and teacher supply
Should school faculties be scrapped in Scotland?
Analysis shows even faculty heads say moving away from discrete subject departments ‘simply saves money and has no other benefits to schools’
MAT chief: Give councils power to trigger academy rebrokering
But Sir Jon Coles, CEO of United Learning, says local authorities should not have a role running multi-academy trusts
Scrap catch-up subsidy clause or cash will go ‘unspent’, Gibb warned
Exclusive: Schools minister urged to remove the requirement for schools to subsidise 40% tutoring costs to increase take-up
Oak: Resources will only be available in the UK
Oak will give specific exceptions for international access in times of crisis, such as the war in Ukraine
Exclusive: Academy target at risk as trusts fight for ‘survival’
The government's target for all schools to be in a multi-academy trust by 2030 is in jeopardy because financial pressures have forced trusts to halt expansion, experts warn
DfE accused of ‘gaslighting’ teacher training providers
Teacher training leader questions assurances that he was given by the government over the controversial shake-up of the sector
Mossbourne’s acting chief to lead Anthem Schools Trust
Mohsen Ojja will replace five-year chief executive Andy Yarrow, who moves to The Prospect Trust
Antiracist education ‘emboldened’ after ‘white supremacist attacks’
Recent ‘abhorrent online racist attacks’ have only increased determination to build racial literacy in Scottish schools, says Education Scotland boss
Oak is needed to tackle curriculum weakness in schools, says DfE
Government publishes its case for Oak National Academy being set up as national arm's-length body
Make education top priority, public tells Scottish government
Improving education standards is more important to people in Scotland than improving the economy or health, government survey shows
Revealed: How Ofsted wants secondary heads to boost reading
Ofsted has produced a best practice report for improving outcomes for students who enter secondary school as 'poor readers'
Baroness Barran stays as education minister
The reappointment means Baroness Barran will serve under her fifth education secretary this year
Teacher pay: More than third of staff could quit
The government risks a 'mass exodus' of staff from the public sector over pay and conditions, the TUC warns
‘Urgent’ action needed to stop teachers quitting in ‘droves’, Keegan told
Writing to the new education secretary today, the biggest teaching union warns that there are 'many challenges' that 'threaten the quality of provision for our young people'
New DfE call for school mental health lead trainers
Would-be providers have until 7 November to apply for the first stage of the application process
New Northern Ireland education body aims to end ‘historical division’
Humanists are at forefront of Coalition for Inclusive Education, which seeks to abolish current system and overhaul approach to religious education
Warning over schools left to ‘pick up safeguarding pieces’
Expert flags 'erosion of support' as it emerged school social services referrals rose by 50% over the last eight years
Teaching watchdog raises child protection concerns with government
General Teaching Council for Scotland says its role protecting children from unfit teachers is ‘adversely’ affected by police failing to share information
Bigger MATs won’t guarantee stability, warns ex-schools chief
Exclusive: Sir David Carter warns MATs should not see growth as a way of becoming more financially and structurally secure, but should instead ensure staff costs are no higher than 80%
Revealed: Soaring teacher vacancies impact on schools
Exclusive: Leaders warn that the recruitment situation is 'dire' after a 91¶¶Òõ investigation reveals that teacher vacancies are up by as much as 67 per cent in some subjects
Coutinho appointed junior minister at the DfE
Latest appointment means all four MP roles in the department have changed hands since Sunak replaced Truss
GCSE 2021 teacher grades were seen as less reliable
Only half of people thought GCSE and A-level grades awarded by teachers, after the cancellation of exams, were free from bias, research shows
Don’t ‘pigeonhole’ vocational education, Gibb warned
How the schools sector reacted to the news that Nick Gibb and Robert Halfon are the latest ministers at the DfE