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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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Covid tests will be free for secondary schools during outbreaks
Secondary school staff and pupils will be able to access free Covid tests when responding to public health advice, particularly in relation to local outbreaks
Strike-hit private school group offers pension scheme extension
EXCLUSIVE: Girls' Day School Trust staff would stay longer in Teachers' Pension Scheme under today's offer – but union says this is not enough to avoid strike
End of Covid rules: What schools need to know
Asymptomatic testing is to end, but pupils and staff will still be advised to stay home if they test positive
Covid testing for school staff and students to end today
Boris Johnson announced the removal of remaining Covid restrictions in the Commons today
Schools could get buffer zones to stop anti-vaccine protests
Heads welcome government backing plans to allow councils to set up buffer zones around schools
Need to know: Northern Ireland and integrated education
Non-integrated schools are the norm in Northern Ireland but a private member's bill is seeking change
Ending Covid rules risks school chaos, PM warned
'Reckless' government plan could cause 'super spreader free-for-all' in schools, say unions
Political neutrality guidance: How teachers have reacted
Some teachers have called the guidance 'positive', but others have questioned whether schools actually need it
Watchdog assessing SIMS contract change
Exclusive: The Competition and Markets Authority is questioning schools affected by the ESS contract extension
Minister blocks release of catch-up figures
Exclusive: DfE says it is 'not in the public interest' to reveal the attendance and class cancellation rates for sessions on the National Tutoring Programme
New scheme to boost physics teacher numbers
The pilot scheme will aim to recruit engineering graduates to become physics teacher trainees
Covid guidance update: what Scottish schools need to know
Requirements for face coverings are being removed, while rules on assemblies and transition visits are also changing
DfE literacy blog ‘a national embarrassment’
A government blog championing its focus on improving literacy in schools has been branded 'incomprehensible' by teachers
Oak’s online quiz data could ‘help improve pupil outcomes’
Analysis by SchoolDash was based on nearly 100 million pupil responses to Oak National Academy quizzes during 2021
DfE guidance to ‘safeguard political neutrality’ in schools
The new guidance, which will be published in full today, is the first of its kind on how schools should approach the teaching of sensitive issues
Primary-age pupils to be offered Covid jab
The government today confirmed 5- to 11-year-olds will be offered the Covid-19 vaccine on a 'non-urgent' basis
One in five 14-year-olds has skipped school
Girls are more likely to play truant than boys at the age of 14 – as are children from the most deprived areas, new Scottish research finds
Scotland backs vaccines for primary pupils
England expected to make a similar announcement later today – Wales has already said it will extend vaccination to younger pupils
Schools in the dark over ‘living with Covid’ strategy
Heads also express concern over future access to coronavirus tests for schools
Covid workforce fund extended until April
The fund is used to help schools facing staffing problems as a result of high absences
Behaviour guidance ‘could lead to schools breaking law’
Exclusive: Schools that follow the DfE's proposed new behaviour guidance could end up breaking the law through their treatment of SEND pupils, a top lawyer warns
DfE pauses plan to academise schools in Catholic Diocese
Plans to move 19 schools into an academy trust have been paused after unions launch legal challenge
Ex CEO calls for GDST to reverse plan to leave TPS
Former Girls Day School Trust chief executive Michael Oakley said he is 'horrified' that pensions row has culminated in strike action
Places on Scottish secondary teaching courses set to rise
But university recruitment targets for primary will be frozen next year despite a government pledge to recruit more teachers