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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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SQA: The problem isn’t the qualifications - it’s resources

Timetabling, class sizes and resources are to blame for the failure to realise Curriculum for Excellence in upper secondary, not courses, finds SQA research

James Cleverly becomes third education secretary in a week

New education secretary says he is looking forward to engaging with the sector to 'realise people’s potential'

Schools need end to government ‘shambles’ at ‘crucial’ time

Teacher pay, shortages, the Schools Bill and SEND Review are among pressing priorities for a new Department for Education team, say education leaders

Michelle Donelan resigns as education secretary

Secretary of state's departure leaves just one minister in the Department for Education as Boris Johnson finally agrees to stand down

Over half of teachers ‘struggle’ to find classroom aids, says Oak

Oak chief wants to 'bust the myth' that teachers have to choose between their autonomy and a manageable workload

‘One in four’ primaries struggle with weekly language teaching

Report highlights staffing issues as well as 'significant challenges' pandemic has created for languages teaching

Call for ‘urgent reset’ of teacher training shake-up amid supply fears

Exclusive: University ITT leaders have written to the new education secretary amid concerns over teacher supply

Donelan: ‘I cannot let down teachers’

Speaking in the Commons today, Michelle Donelan said education had 'always been' her 'personal focus'

Teacher pay: New chancellor Zahawi told ‘don’t interfere’

Union leader criticises former education secretary's comments about teacher pay rises on his first day as chancellor

Sats 2022: Heads ‘deeply concerned’ over missing papers

Exclusive: Schools have been reporting missing papers since results were published yesterday

The 6 big education issues in James Cleverly’s in-tray

We look at the major challenges facing schools that the incoming education secretary needs to address

Walker resigns as schools minister

Walker's departure from government is the latest in a string announced over the past 24 hours, including children's minister Will Quince

Children’s minister Will Quince quits

Mr Qunice's resignation is the latest in a string of ministerial departures over the past 24 hours, including chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid

Who is new education secretary Michelle Donelan?

Universities minister replaces Nadhim Zahawi at Sanctuary Buildings

UK students outperform global average in International Baccalaureate

More than 5,000 students in the UK are receiving their International Baccalaureate results

Donelan is new education secretary as Zahawi becomes chancellor

New education secretary announced as Nadhim Zahawi is appointed chancellor in dramatic reshuffle

It would take a ‘catastrophe’ to close schools, says de Souza

Children's commissioner makes comments in education committee session today

Scottish school and college qualifications explained

Qualifications reform is under way in Scotland but the current system is here until at least 2024. We outline how it works

Sats 2022: ‘Disappointing but expected’ drop in attainment

The biggest fall in attainment in this year's key stage 2 Sats results was seen in writing, while the results for reading have improved slightly since before Covid

Sats 2022: Heads blast ‘disgraceful’ and ‘shambolic’ wait for results

DfE says it is 'urgently' trying to address website problems stopping school leaders from seeing key stage 2 results

KS1 Sats: Steep fall in writing standards since Covid, finds research

Government target for 90% of pupils to achieve expected standards by 2030 'now seems even further way', says researcher

Zahawi: ‘No teacher would want to strike’ after Covid disruption

Education secretary responds to a question about whether he would commit to an above-inflation pay increase for teachers

Coasting schools: New Ofsted rule is ‘sword of Damocles’ for heads

Headteachers' leaders speak out over Department for Education plan to move schools that are twice rated less than 'good' into MATs

Latest pay offer ‘unacceptable’, say teacher leaders

Unions have hit back at suggestions that Nadhim Zahawi has asked the Chancellor for a further rise for teachers