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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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Ditch Russian energy firm from school supplier list, say heads
Exclusive: The government has come under pressure to remove Gazprom from the Crown Commercial Service’s School Switch service
Walker: Sats needed to assess Covid impact
Schools minister says national assessments will help show the impact of the pandemic to identify where support is needed
Schoolboy is youngest ever petitioner to Scottish Parliament
7-year-old Callum Isted wants to replace the disposable bottles of water given to primary school pupils with their lunches with reusable bottles
Ofsted delays early career provider inspections
Inspections of ECF and NPQ providers have been put back by 12 months
Big fall in applications to teaching courses
Applications to initial teacher education have dropped below pre-Covid levels, new Scottish figures show – but universities say demand is 'still high'
Research questions ‘extensive’ focus on grammar
Grammar teaching approach does not improve Year 2 pupils' writing, finds study
Teacher strike continues after pension deal rejected
Teachers at 23 private schools are resuming strike action over the Girls' Day School Trust's planned pension scheme changes
NEU withdraws ‘terrible’ Ukraine statement
The teaching union has said the statement has been withdrawn ‘pending further discussion’
Heads ‘least likely’ to know about trans students
Exclusive: Call for headteachers to be more 'aware' of transgender students coming out – so that these young people are better supported in school
Survey reveals huge variation in school meal uptake
Academic calls on secondary schools to listen to pupil feedback to ensure free meals provision is effective
Primary pupils with long Covid more likely to have poor mental health
New data findings have fuelled calls for 'urgent' mental health resources for schools
‘4 in 10’ primary teachers buy books for their class
Teachers are 'resorting to resourcing their classrooms themselves', warns charity
Girls ‘hiding their mental health issues’ from teachers
Exclusive: The impact of the pandemic on students' mental health has been revealed by a major new study
Covid: Schools can turn away pupils with symptoms
New DfE guidance for parents says schools can refuse to accept students with Covid symptoms
Need to know: School leavers’ destinations in 2021
The attainment gap narrowed but only half of school leavers from the most deprived areas got at least one Higher or equivalent, Scottish government figures show
Teacher ‘burnout’ warning over pandemic overtime rise
Almost a third of teachers worked unpaid overtime last year, according to analysis by the TUC
Teachers most likely to quit over poor management
Exclusive: Heads' and teachers' leaders warn top-down pressure on school leaders is putting education recovery at risk
91¶¶Òõ’ 10 questions with... Lynn McNair
The early years leader and researcher shares insight from a 40-year career
Ofsted rejects almost 1 in 5 Covid inspection deferral requests
Nearly a quarter of all school inspections were deferred in the first half of this term, according to new Ofsted statistics
‘Shocking disparities’ in support for deaf pupils
Concerns over the closures of specialist units allowing deaf pupils to be taught in mainstream schools
Two-thirds of students sexually harassed, study finds
Research reveals students' confusion over whether sexual comments or touching or grabbing someone are acceptable
D&T decline ‘stops poorer children being engineers’
The drop in the numbers studying design and technology is limiting poorer children's access to engineering careers, study suggests
Lessons from case of Scottish Borders teacher’s assaults
A teacher of pupils with complex needs was convicted of assaulting five children last year, but concerns were raised by colleagues in 2017
Covid absence down but heads fear new wave could hit schools
New data suggests schools are now past the worst of Omicron peak after an absence-hit term