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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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Teacher concern over ‘retrograde’ DfE classroom aid plan

More than half of teachers surveyed said they are worried the government plans to be prescriptive over classroom resources

UK’s oldest school appoints first female head after 1,425 years

School founded by the first Archbishop of Canterbury in 597 and that can count Christopher Marlowe among its former pupils announces Jude Lowson will become head in September 2023

State schools to help shape key independent sector gathering

Independent and prep schools want teachers and school leaders from all backgrounds to join them in Edinburgh this October

Teaching autistic pupils: have your say

91¶¶Òõ launches a new survey on the challenges and barriers facing teachers who are working with autistic pupils

Headteacher wanted at one of Scotland’s most remote schools

Headteacher job on Shetland Island of Foula described as 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity'

Exclusive: 4 in 10 would not go into teaching again

Almost half of school staff polled would actively discourage others from going into teaching

The National Institute of Teaching: All you need to know

The contract for the National Institute of Teaching was announced today – but what exactly will the organisation do, where is it based and who's behind it? 91¶¶Òõ gives you the lowdown

Herrington quits as national schools commissioner

Dominic Herrington to leave DfE amid shake up of how department oversees schools

Most ECF tutors and mentors say workload ‘too much’

Nearly half of early career teachers are finding it difficult to spend time on the ECF training programme alongside their teaching workload

Exclusive: Randstad bid to run catch-up despite missing targets

The DfE 'has work to do' to convince schools of the merits of the National Tutoring Programme, warn unions, as new DfE data shows patchy take-up

‘Vital’ schools given ‘seat at safeguarding table’, says review

National review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson says schools' role in safeguarding should be strengthened

Covid: Nearly 1 in 4 pupils persistently absent in autumn term

DfE data shows illnesses, including Covid, pushed number of persistently absent pupils to 1.6 million

SLDT given £121m Institute of Teaching go-ahead

Announcement part of 'determination' to make England 'best place in the world to be a teacher', schools minister writes on 91¶¶Òõ today

‘Lack of clarity’ over schools being forced to join MATs

Government sets out how it plans to ensure all schools join multi-academy trusts by 2030 – but 'what happens if schools do not play ball', union leader asks

Fifty officials invited to DfE Covid Christmas drinks

The details have been revealed in a new report penned by civil servant Sue Gray, out today

DfE must act ‘urgently’ on ‘ghost’ pupils after Covid

Commons Education Select Committee calls on government to tackle 'elephant in the room' after data shows 124,000 pupils have still not returned to the classroom

More than 2 in 3 art teachers ‘considering leaving’ profession

Art and design teachers are unhappy with workload and lack of subject-specific training, finds survey

Schools ‘face major costs increase’ under grievance change, warns union boss

Ministers plan to alter employment law to allow staff to be represented by organisations other than unions in disputes

DfE SEND review ‘about saving money’, MPs told

IPSEA chief executive Ali Fiddy warns that government SEND plans could end up diluting the rights of families and pupils

Pupils ‘miss out’ on school trips as transport costs soar

Exclusive: As fuel prices hit record levels, some schools are finding transport costs 'unviable'

Zahawi: Scottish education in ‘freefall’ and has ‘no plan’

Westminster education secretary happy to share education 'best practice' with Scottish government, he tells MPs

DfE hiring more attendance advisers to ‘challenge’ schools

£500-a-day adviser scheme to be expanded, despite half of multi-academy trusts rejecting the help offered

Give weaker students best teachers to raise grades, schools told

Highly-rated teachers can have most impact on grades of lower-achieving students, finds research

7 Ofsted findings on the English curriculum

Watchdog reveals its latest subject research review, focused on English literature and language teaching