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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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Ofsted to ask heads to resume inspection work
Watchdog to invite part-time inspectors to return after temporarily reducing its workforce due to Covid
Catch-up tutors run lessons for ‘ghost pupils’
Exclusive: National Tutoring Programme providers insist on running sessions for pupils who don't turn up due to confusion over targets
4 key challenges Scottish schools are facing this term
From staff absence to persistent non-attendance, school leaders and education directors have been sharing their views
Does school choice increase parents’ satisfaction?
Contrasting approaches in England and Scotland appear to have little impact on parents' sense of empowerment
PM: No masks in classrooms from tomorrow
The DfE has confirmed the rule on masks in communal areas will be removed next week – but teachers' leader raises concerns
DfE phonics teaching approach ‘doesn’t work’
Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi urged by more than 250 experts to end 'phonics vetting' and give teachers control over resources to teach reading
Increased standardised testing spend ‘incomprehensible’
Scottish national tests' 'very limited educational worth' makes decision 'even more questionable', says union
MSPs to probe impact of pandemic on attainment
Education committee wants to ensure £1 billion being invested in closing attainment gap 'is making a real difference'
No change on mask rules in Scottish schools
Nicola Sturgeon's Covid statement is cautiously optimistic – but she resists pressure to change school safety approaches
School starting age: what is happening in Northern Ireland?
Strong support for reform in schools system that has one of the youngest starting ages in Europe
Deaf students ‘falling behind’ due to face masks
The return of face masks in secondary school classrooms has left deaf students struggling to communicate, charity warns
Rise in FSM pupils ‘will distort attainment data’
A big increase in free school meals pupils, after changes to eligibility, will make tracking progress in closing the attainment gap almost impossible, warns NFER
Scottish standardised tests to cost £17m over 5 years
Government is also paying two contractors to deliver the assessments, as it prepares for ‘phase two’ launch in August
Ofsted: ‘Outstanding’ primaries ‘more likely’ to be downgraded
The majority of 'outstanding' primary schools inspected in the autumn 2021 term were downgraded, analysis shows
5-day Covid isolation ‘doesn’t solve’ school staff issues
Heads' leader says the only way to properly resolve the issue would be if less staff were being infected
New MFL GCSEs to avoid ‘posh’ and ‘unfair’ references
The government has confirmed controversial MFL changes will go ahead to 'boost accessibility', but heads’ leaders have dismissed the reforms as 'prescriptive and grinding'
Over 5,000 Scottish school staff absent due to Covid
Almost 3,000 of those staff unable to attend school this week were teachers, national statistics show
Teachers ‘unable to work’ due to lack of Covid tests
Concern as one in 12 teachers say a lack of PCR and lateral flow tests has kept colleagues off school
SIMS contract amended after school backlash
School information management systems supplier ESS came under fire last year after switching from one-year to three-year contracts
GCSEs and A levels 2022: How will Welsh students be graded?
The Welsh government announced its intention in March 2021 to run exams this year – here we take a closer look at the plans
GCSEs: Third of students improve grades in autumn exams
Around one in three students achieved better results in exams than in their teacher-assessed grades from last summer
Heads urged to promote vaccine for pupils aged 12 to 15
Government plea comes as new poll suggests most parents oppose teenage pupils receiving second dose of Covid jab
DfE relaxes EYFS class mixing rules amid staff shortages
Exclusive: Government says EYFS class staff to pupil ratio rules can be 'temporarily' changed as Covid is an 'exceptional circumstance'
DfE has no Covid threshold for moving schools online
Robin Walker also tells MPs the decision to run exams this summer is constantly under review