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Primaries can work together on curriculum, says Ofsted
Inspectorate says it does not expect subject leads in primary schools to be experts across multiple areas
What is the future for Northern Ireland’s small schools?
There are too many small schools in the country, according to a government five-year plan for the primary and post-primary sectors
Levelling up: New UK-wide online academy planned
The government wants to set up a new online academy offering lessons across the UK as part of its efforts to level up education, 91¶¶Òõ understands
GCSEs should not be fixed at age 16, says report
A review by the Independent Assessment Commission (IAC) found the GCSE system 'should be overhauled'
Warning over heads’ ‘spiralling mental health crisis’
School leaders will tell MPs they have been 'scapegoated' for government failures during the Covid pandemic
DfE aims to extend its teaching ban powers
New plans would allow the Teaching Regulation Agency to ban former teachers and those out of work
Heads ‘treated abysmally’ during Covid crisis
EXCLUSIVE: Support service finds leaders feel bullied, let down and isolated as they steered schools through the pandemic
SQA exams 2022: Scottish students to receive more support
Grading will be ‘more generous’ and, in some subjects, students will be told what to expect in exams
Scotland ‘close’ to removing masks in class
Rules on face coverings in secondary school classrooms – introduced in November 2020 – could soon be lifted
91¶¶Òõ’ 10 questions with... Bridget Phillipson
The shadow education secretary talks about 'aspirational' teachers, her inspirational grandad and the challenges for schools during the pandemic
‘Levelling up’: More schools to be moved into MATs
Ministers also promise to 'eradicate illiteracy and innumeracy by 2030' – but heads call the plan 'insulting' and 'infuriating'
Scottish teacher pay offer roundly rejected
Long-running negotiations over teacher pay still look some distance from being resolved
Judge school groups on inclusion, says EPI
Only measuring school groups, such as academy trusts, on attainment can lead to exclusions and off-rolling, a new report warns
GCSEs 2022: No exams plan B ‘switch off’, says Ofqual chief
Ofqual chief Jo Saxton has set out what schools can expect from the regulator on exams this year – here's everything you need to know
Physics teacher shortage needs ‘urgent’ action, DfE told
The Institute of Physics deputy chief executive said attracting engineering graduates into teaching is key in addressing the recruitment crisis in the subject
Covid: Cases rise in primary and secondary pupils
Latest government data shows Covid rates only rose among school pupils last week
Schools told to keep masks as Covid cases surge
Public health directors in areas across the country want schools to retain masks because of high local Covid rates
DfE to be quizzed over ‘piecemeal’ careers education
MPs will investigate the DfE's approach to careers education – which has been labelled 'piecemeal' by heads
Covid: Church delays ‘unfair’ school inspections amid staff absences
SIAMS director warns it would be 'unfair and unwise' to resume school inspections amid ongoing disruption
GCSEs 2021: Huge rise in appeals over teacher grades
Appeals over last year's teacher assessed grades were over four times higher than 2020, as students were allowed to question 'unreasonable academic judgement', says Ofqual
New geography teachers lack fieldwork ‘confidence’
Covid-19 pandemic means early career geography teachers have missed vital training, report warns
Pay for CEOs of largest MATs rises £10k on average
Salary increases, surpluses and five other findings from a new major report on academies
Teachers at 23 private schools vote to strike over pensions
Action by teachers at the Girls' Day School Trust would be the first in its 149-year history
Schools risk teaching about ‘world that won’t exist’
Most teachers say that climate change is not 'meaningfully' embedded in the curriculum, as a student-led bill on climate change gets second reading in Commons