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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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Schools forced to cut teacher numbers owing to energy price rises
Headteachers are planning to reduce staff numbers because of an increase in their energy costs over the next year, according to a union survey
Ofsted: Inspections will help hold ‘failing’ MATs to account
'Tough but important decisions' needed on when to intervene in failing academy trusts, says chief inspector
Social mobility tsar: Girls shun physics due to ‘hard maths’
Katharine Birbalsingh was urged to apologise after her comments to MPs on diversity and inclusion in Stem subjects
Just 1 in 10 LGBT+ young people rate school experience ‘good’
Scottish government wants LGBT+ issues, histories and identities embedded in curriculum, but research reveals problems
DfE: Council MATs to harness ‘high quality’ maintained schools
Minister urges maintained schools and single academy trusts to share their vision through MATs
GCSEs: Exam board makes drama texts more diverse
AQA has introduced changes across both its A-level and GCSE course content
Scottish children ‘too hungry to learn’, says charity
New research finds ‘patchy’ school breakfast provision in Scotland – despite government free breakfasts pledge
Extra funding ‘urgently needed’ to tackle pupil hunger
Children are starting the school day too hungry to learn, warn school leaders
More than 1 in 3 secondary heads leave within 5 years
School leadership supply 'teetering on the brink', headteachers' union warns
Ofsted: More schools to get ‘longer’ inspections
Watchdog's new five-year plan also includes commitment to hold academy chains to account
Sats: No ‘special consideration’ for Covid
Special considerations for Covid only considered if a pupil has suffered bereavement related to the virus in the past 12 months
Less than a fifth of deputes ‘keen’ to become a headteacher
Survey of 1,300 Scottish primary school leaders finds just 18% of deputes want to pursue headship
Ofsted: 46% of new ITT inspection judgements less than ‘good’
Exclusive: Latest inspection reports show an improving picture but teacher training leader warns facing Ofsted and government reaccreditation at the same time was 'a nightmare'
Randstad to make fresh catch-up bid if in schools’ ‘best interests’
Exclusive: Randstad's National Tutoring Programme director Karen Guthrie speaks to 91¶¶Òõ on the firm's much-slated handling of the government's flagship education recovery effort
Exclusive: Concern over 8-month SEND area inspection gap
Ofsted said new SEND area inspections will not be implemented until 2023 but cannot give exact date as current cycle ends
DfE could face legal action over Institute of Teaching contract
Exclusive: Ambition Institute led consortium is understood to be considering legal action after DfE named rival School Led Development Trust as preferred bidder
GCSEs 2022: Schools ‘desperate’ over exam invigilator shortage
Schools are training staff to oversee next month's exams amid continued invigilator shortages due to Covid fears, but a headteachers' leader has warned against the move
Exclusive: Grammars in selective-school MAT bid
Selective schools are mulling the formation of grammar-only MATs amid fears that joining with non-selective schools will water down admissions policies
Scrapped early-career payment scheme boosted teacher retention
New report shows positive impact of ditched DfE scheme as schools continue to face shortages of maths and science teachers
GCSEs 2021: Teacher grades saw rise in appeals
Ofqual data shows the most common reason for appealing GCSE results last year was on grade judgement or evidence used
DfE raises new teacher targets to tackle expected leaver ‘rebound’
Government says more than 32,000 trainees will be needed next academic year
DfE launches new £18m catch-up tutoring bid
Government unveils three new NTP contracts after a shake-up of the scheme was announced last month
Most heads report Covid catch-up underfunding
New survey on behalf of the Sutton Trust shows more than two-thirds of primary headteachers believe catch-up funding has been insufficient
New ‘natural history’ GCSE unveiled
Zahawi says new qualification and support for teaching climate change underpin DfE sustainability strategy