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A quarter of schools offer no KS4 vocational qualifications
Teachers broadly support Andy Burnham’s plan for new technical pathways, new polling shows, but the survey raises questions about schools’ capacity to increase their focus on vocational education
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Address sexist views of ‘sizeable minority’ of Scottish boys, say researchers
A third of boys agree that a girl wearing revealing clothing is ‘asking for trouble’, finds survey involving thousands of Scottish secondary students
DfE leaked personal data of up to 84,500 people
School leaders' union calls for full transparency over the people affected
Teacher training needs to focus on media literacy, lords say
The ability to critically evaluate the media is a key life skill that is currently often relegated to a one-off lesson or assembly in schools, warns a House of Lords report
Pandemic ‘still casts a long shadow’ for millions of children
Publishing a report revealing the scale of vulnerability among children in England, the Centre for Young Lives calls for the government to provide joined-up solutions
Most adults are against teachers using AI to mark coursework
Major survey on AI in education also reveals some scepticism about teachers using it to complete admin tasks
‘Unacceptable’ DfE response to PE premium reporting issues
The government comes under fire after primary heads warn they have suffered technical problems in trying to report their PE and sport premium spending by the July deadline
3.2% school support staff pay rise agreed
Union warns higher pay will be needed in future after it is confirmed pay deal has been accepted
Matt Wrack elected as NASUWT general secretary
Former Fire Brigades Union boss defeated challenger Neil Butler
Board members sought for SQA replacement body
Recruitment has begun for the board of new body Qualifications Scotland, which will include five teachers and lecturers
School-readiness data won’t be available to the public
Headteachers' leaders had previously warned against the new targets becoming 'another stick to beat schools with'
Phillipson asks for 3 years of teacher pay recommendations
Education secretary asks the pay review body to make formal recommendations for the next two years by February, and an indicative recommendation for 2028-29
Absence fines are ‘Dickensian’, MPs told
Experts today answered Commons committee’s questions about addressing low school attendance – here’s what we learned
Entrepreneurial education fund worth over £1m opens for bids
But applications for the fund close on 20 August – the day some Scottish schools reopen to pupils after the summer break
Revealed: government contact time proposal rejected by councils
Scottish government wanted ‘initial reductions in contact time’ in time for the start of the 2025-26 school year – but councils rejected the plans
Board named for inquiry into white, working-class pupils’ education
The inquiry, commissioned by Star Academies, brings together leaders from across national and local government, schools, trusts and colleges
Ministers urged not to dilute rights of children with SEND
Campaign launched amid concerns that government reforms could end education, health and care plans
Ofsted’s annual report: 6 key insights
The school inspectorate has published its report and accounts for the 2024-25 academic year – here's what you need to know
Wellington College to open first school in Africa
New school in Lagos will open in 2027 and deliver the English curriculum to up to 1,500 students
Inspired expands into Uruguay with IB school buy
Deal for school in Montevideo follows on the heels of a similar move by Nord Anglia as South American market heats up
Primary falling rolls leading to staff cuts, DfE survey finds
Leaders say they have had to cut non-teaching staff, reduce the use of supply teachers and some have not replaced teachers when they have left the school, poll reveals
SEND: DfE looking at where pupils’ needs should be met in new system
Government SEND adviser Dame Christine Lenehan says a decision on the future of education, health and care plans is still to be made
Is a drive to stop bad practice missing from the inclusion agenda?
Leaders call for scrutiny of admissions, pupil movement and the impact of sanctions on students with special educational needs and disabilities
Regional board highlights: April 2025
Your essential guide to the key regional advisory board decisions in April 2025 across the country
Teachers to get training to tackle online conspiracies
New centre is launched to support staff 'on the front line of a new challenge'