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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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Ofsted warned over refusal to share school inspection aides
Sector leaders say they cannot understand why Ofsted does not publish inspection materials it uses to help make 'crucial' decisions about schools
Horrors of slavery should be core part of curriculum, heads told
Racism is a consequence of slavery, and the history of slavery must be taught truthfully to change attitudes, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer tells schools
‘DfE promises SEND improvement plan by Christmas’
Exclusive: Dame Christine Lenehan says Kit Malthouse has committed to producing an improvement paper this year following the SEND review
Let school business leaders help with Treasury cash plea, ministers urged
Exclusive: The Institute for School Business Leadership has written to the schools minister to warn the current schools funding situation is 'unsustainable'
Teacher trainee shortage fears as ITT cold spots revealed
Exclusive: Government faces fresh calls for a 'pragmatic and realistic approach' to tackling teacher training cold spots created by its controversial ITT provider shake-up
Northern Ireland school leaders vote for industrial action on pay
Industrial action is moving closer in all parts of the UK, with Northern Ireland's heads 'caught in a vicious circle' over teacher pay
More school cuts risk a drop in standards, Truss warned
Twelve staff and parent organisations have written to the prime minister to warn that further budget cuts will inevitably mean the loss of teachers and support staff
Covid: DfE warned over catch-up ‘cold spots’ risk
Data gaps mean the government doesn't know if the National Tutoring Programme is reaching all pupils who need it, report warns
Phonics check results lowest since 2014
The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in the phonics screening check in Year 1 fell to 75 per cent this year – in the first such check since before Covid
Sats 2022: KS1 maths and literacy plummet after Covid
Just four in 10 disadvantaged pupils reached the expected standard in writing in the first KS1 tests since 2019, new DfE figures show
Stark warning over ‘crisis’ brewing in Gaelic-medium education
Report says ‘powerful new task force’ needed to address Gaelic teacher shortage – which is set to get ‘significantly worse’
‘National conversation’ launched on Welsh GCSEs reform
One of the most controversial proposals is for a new combined language and literature GCSE in English
Act now or face teacher strike vote, Malthouse warned
Largest teaching union writes to education secretary to warn over a strike ballot unless he acts on unfunded teacher and school staff pay by the end of next week
Malthouse accused of taking ‘cheap shots’ at schools
School leaders' union tells the education secretary that his 'appalling' claims about school 'mediocrity' amount to 'pure posturing'
Scottish primary school leaders to be balloted over strike action
Government accused of ‘botching’ pay talks as unions give formal notice to councils of their plans to ballot members
Teachers unable to access online tests that are costing millions
Teachers say they have been unable to access the Scottish government’s literacy and numeracy standardised assessments since start of school year
Oak: DfE once again faces legal threat over quango
Exclusive: A suppliers association has once again issued the DfE with a proposed claim for a judicial review
Malthouse vows to be ‘assertive’ on school standards
New education secretary Kit Malthouse also says the DfE needs to be more 'front-footed' on talking to schools about what they can achieve
Government will ‘not budge’ on 5% teacher pay rise
Schools minister Jonathan Gullis defends pay deal, saying he is committed to £30,000 a year starting salary for teachers
MAT leaders warn Truss over grave financial viability concerns
Prime minister and education secretary told by over 350 trust leaders that the prospect of further public spending cuts undermines school leaders' confidence in balancing their budgets
OECD: England one of few nations where teacher pay has declined since 2010
New study shows teacher pay has declined in England in real terms since 2010 but increased between 2015 and last year
Gove: Extend free school meals to all universal credit recipients
Former education secretary also said he would want to extend free school meals to all primary pupils in an 'ideal world'
Gullis: Minister wants to ‘explore’ teaching apprenticeships
School standards minister Jonathan Gullis says he would be open to looking at undergraduate teaching apprenticeships amid recruitment 'challenges'
How do Scottish headteacher salaries compare?
Scottish headteachers earn less than their English counterparts, on average – particularly at secondary school, new OECD figures show