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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