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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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Ofsted inspection plan delay sparks Phillipson rebuke
Education secretary tells Sir Martyn Oliver it is 'disappointing' that Ofsted has delayed its consultation response on changes to the inspection system – with new inspections due to start next term
Dame Christine Gilbert to be appointed chair of Ofsted’s board
Former chief inspector, who led a major review into Ofsted, has been selected as chair of the schools watchdog
Cutting EHCPs ‘treats the symptom not cause’ of SEND crisis
A parliamentary inquiry into solving the SEND crisis heard evidence today from school leaders and research experts. Here is everything you need to know
DfE sets out how schools can ‘safely’ use AI
New guidance for schools on using AI can help to cut teachers' workload, says the government
Being a primary head is a ‘very stressful and lonely job’
Only about a quarter of Scottish primary headteachers would recommend the role to others – the lowest proportion ever recorded in an annual survey
Spending Review 2025: what schools can expect
A funding increase for schools is expected to be announced by chancellor Rachel Reeves this week – but experts question how much of a difference it will make
The FSM and pupil premium funding row explained
A DfE announcement on extending free school meals has sparked a political war of words. 91¶¶Òõ digs into the numbers behind the conflict
Tackling ethnic disparities could help 6,500 new teachers target
The NFER has suggested that discrimination may be a factor behind the 'significant ethnic disparities' in initial teacher training rejection rates
‘Acute teacher shortages’ in rural areas and key subjects
New data shows hundreds of teaching posts being advertised ‘over and over again’ – prompting calls for probationers to be offered three-year contracts
Ofsted considers national team to lead on SEND inspections
Ofsted and the CQC will also consider moving to a report-card system for SEND area checks when the current cycle of inspections ends
P4s could work out acceptable teacher pay offer, says EIS chief
EIS general secretary makes her comments to AGM delegates as she formally opens a ballot on industrial action over workload
Teacher supply: why 5 subjects face gloomier forecasts
Why are drama, history, RE, PE and Classics having trainee recruitment targets hiked up when overall teacher supply is improving? 91¶¶Òõ speaks to experts to find out
EU scheme ‘could boost language teacher pipeline’
Plan comes as figures suggest language assistant hires have fallen for the first time in five years
Regional board highlights: March 2025
Your essential guide to the key regional advisory board decisions in March 2025 across the country
Call for transparency over AI role in curriculum review
The DfE won't confirm whether AI is being used to analyse 7,000 submissions to the curriculum and assessment review
Gilruth told to act on violence before a teacher is killed
Education secretary asked if it will 'take a teacher being murdered at work' to see 'real action to protect staff from violence and aggression in schools'
Secondary teachers move closer to striking over contact time
Teachers in Scotland have lost patience over the slow progress on cutting class-contact time by 90 minutes a week, says SSTA
Primary schools not included in DfE’s 6,500 new teacher target
Government confirms its target will only be based on teachers in secondaries, special schools and colleges
Five key challenges for schools on international teacher recruitment
The DfE has commissioned research into international teachers and trainees to understand barriers to recruitment and retention
Curriculum fuels pupil ‘engagement crisis’, warns Lift CEO
Becks Boomer-Clark tells Lords that students are 'voting with their feet' because school 'does not match their needs'
‘Urgent’ call to combat misogyny that drives women from teaching
Women at either end of their teaching careers are being compelled to quit the profession in record numbers, says president of Scotland's largest teaching union
‘Rebuild and transform ASN provision,’ says union
The call comes on the back of a survey that finds few teachers believe ASN pupils consistently receive the support they need
Academies now outnumber LA schools
The DfE has published its latest census data on schools and pupil characteristics. Here is everything you need to know
National Institute of Teaching gains power to award PGCEs
NIoT can now offer postgraduate qualifications without being validated by its partner university