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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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Oak National Academy: Pause ‘radical’ quango plan, DfE urged
Exclusive: Political uncertainty has weakened scrutiny of plans for new curriculum body, education secretary warned in letter from publishers
More funding for disadvantaged pupils ‘needed to close gaps’
Salary supplements to attract high-quality teachers to work in deprived communities could help close attainment gap, says new report
Heatwave: schools plan to close as red weather warning issued
DfE tells heads that it is not advising schools to close during next week's heatwave but suggests closing classrooms that get too hot
Schools relax uniform rules to prepare for heatwave
The Met Office has issued an extreme 'amber' warning for heat on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
Scottish school inspectors to carry out ‘at least 250’ visits
Inspection has been suspended in Scotland since the start of the pandemic but will resume in August
First week of term ‘critical’ for attendance, says commissioner
Dame Rachel de Souza has said the return to school in September is 'critical' for 'getting pupils into school and settled into the school routine'
AQA apologises after markers hit by payment delays
Exclusive: GCSE and A-level exam markers have described delays to their payments as 'a shambles'
School chain ups support staff salaries amid pay ‘arms race’
Exclusive: Leading head warns that schools need to raise pay of support staff to compete with other sectors amid the cost-of-living crisis
Revealed: How Ofsted rated its back to school performance
Inspectorate is asked to increase inspections and reduce its headcount as it resumed full programme of school visits
Schools face asbestos inspections from September
The inspections will examine how schools are meeting requirements for managing the risks from the dangerous building material on their sites
Exclusive: School budgets on a ‘knife edge’ over teacher pay
Political chaos and mounting pressure over teacher pay amid the cost-of-living crisis have left school budgets for next year in disarray, heads have warned
Ofsted: 70% of ‘requires improvement’ schools moved up
More than two-thirds of schools rated 'requires improvement' moved to 'good' or better in graded inspection this year
School buildings not fit for hotter summers, DfE warned
Heads' leaders tell the DfE that it needs to address conditions in school buildings if heatwaves become the norm
‘Double the pupil premium’, says social mobility expert
Expert calls for all Conservative Party leadership candidates to set out how they would tackle poverty and support education recovery
GCSEs 2022: Teachers had ‘unprecedented’ support, says Ofqual
Ofqual says that 'adaptations' enabled exams to go ahead this year – but the regulator has faced criticism over how some changes were implemented
School governor and trustee vacancies highest in six years
Two-thirds of school boards have at least one vacancy, the National Governance Association annual survey shows
Schools must collect isolations data, says DfE
Behaviour guidance on the controversial use of so-called 'isolation booths' calls on schools to keep records of 'removals'
Don’t let attendance drive damage SEND inclusion, DfE told
A cross-party committee of MPs has written to education secretary James Cleverly to ask how the Schools White Paper will work in "conjunction" with the SEND review
GCSEs 2022: Make Covid impact clear in league tables, says regulator
Statistics watchdog says league tables remain an important indicator for the country's education system
GCSEs 2022: Fine boards over exam paper errors, say MPs
Chair of the Commons Education Select Committee calls for full marks to be issued on papers where errors were made this year due to exam board 'negligence'
Will Quince will lead SEND reforms as schools minister
Former children's minister will carry on taking responsibility for the SEND Green Paper proposals in his new role
Plan for new Welsh schools announced - but what about staff?
There are plans to open 23 new Welsh-medium primary schools – but the government has not hit its targets for the number of Welsh language teachers
Will Quince named as schools minister
The former children and families minister shifts briefs under the new DfE regime
Mindfulness ‘has no impact on student wellbeing’
Teachers may not be best-placed to deliver mental health strategies without 'considerable training and support', finds research