Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

RARE PHOTOS: 3 | Vintage Vibes

Number of pupils in England off school increased ahead of Christmas holidays

The absence rate was 9.5% in the last week of the autumn term, the Department for Education figures suggest.

Evening Standard

Tests for year 1 pupils in England should be dropped, headteachers urge

NAHT says early checks on phonics, arithmetic and English in primary schools are potential waste of time and funding

The Guardian - UK

Nearly one in three pupils in England given extra time in exams, says regulator

The total number of approved special access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A-level exams rose by 12.3% in the past year, according to Ofqual data.

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Special educational needs system ‘not delivering’ for families – watchdog

The NAO said the Government should introduce urgent reform to put SEN provision in England on a ‘financially sustainable footing’.

The Independent UK

Planned free schools in doubt as Government launches review

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said some of the funding could have been ‘put to better use’ to improve deteriorating schools.

Evening Standard

Backlash over thousands of A-level students at concrete crisis schools denied extra help

Labour MP Mary Foy says the decision not to provide extra consideration for affected pupils is ‘absolutely devastating’

The Independent UK

Children facing a ‘brutal’ loss of time and space for play at state schools

Shorter playtimes and shrinking outside space in England have serious implications for children’s wellbeing and mental health

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Headteachers demand end to ‘inhumane’ school ratings in England

Union to campaign against single-phrase Ofsted judgments, threatening possible strike action

The Guardian - UK

School leaders warn of ‘full-blown’ special needs crisis in England

Survey by NAHT union finds funding shortages mean pupils are losing out on vital support

The Guardian - UK

Cap on faith-based school admissions to be lifted under government plans

Government hopes the move will create more school places but campaigners say it is a retrograde step

Evening Standard

‘Poisonous cocktail of pressures’ on headteachers as school leaders seek help for mental health

National Association of Head Teachers poll comes following death of headteacher Ruth Perry, as coroner concluded Ofsted inspection “likely contributed” to her suicide

The Independent UK

Unions ask education secretary and Ofsted chief to halt school inspections

NAHT and ASCL call on Gillian Keegan and Amanda Spielman to allow time to address concerns raised by coroner

The Guardian - UK

'Draconian' government plans to force schools to open during strikes are 'illiberal', unions warn

Plans to introduce minimum service levels in schools are criticised by teaching unions

Evening Standard

School leaders hit out at Ofsted’s ‘unreliable’ grades: ‘One word can devastate a school’

The inspectorate has faced repeated calls to revamp its school ratings system – which uses one-word judgments – following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in January

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Majority of school leaders believe Ofsted headline grades are unreliable – poll

The findings come on the day the watchdog is due to publish its annual report on the state of education and social care in England.

The Independent UK

Barely a mention of education in autumn statement, say unions

Warning of cuts to education provision because schools were not able to cope with cost increases in coming years.

The Independent UK

Pupils absent from class during exam years ‘more likely to receive worse GCSEs’

More than a third of pupils in England were persistently or severely absent in either Year 10 or Year 11 in 2020/21 and 2021/22, analysis found.

Evening Standard

Gillian Keegan accused of ‘inflaming controversy’ over sex education teaching

Unions said Education Secretary had chosen to denigrate schools instead of standing up for them

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Unions accuse Keegan of ‘inflaming controversy’ over sex education teaching

The organisations said Education Secretary Gillian Keegan had chosen to denigrate schools instead of standing up for them.

The Independent UK

Parents have right to know what sex education their child is taught – Keegan

Companies providing teaching resources cannot use copyright law to forbid schools from sharing materials, the Department for Education said.

The Independent UK

Unions slam Government plans for minimum service levels during teachers’ strikes

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has written to union leaders inviting them to discuss proposals on a voluntary basis.

Evening Standard

40 more schools and colleges found to have collapse-risk concrete

Overall, 214 education settings in England have been confirmed as having Raac as of October 16

The Independent UK

Rising costs faced by schools in England growing faster than inflation – IFS

School spending per pupil will ‘largely stagnate in real terms’ when costs likely to be faced by schools are taken into account, a report says.

The Independent UK

Education union calls for mandatory anti-racism training for school staff

The NAHT call comes at the beginning of black history month.

The Independent UK

Teaching assistants taking on second jobs amid cost-of-living pressures – report

Some TAs have left schools in favour of better-paid roles in sectors such as hospitality and retail, senior leaders have said.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Department for Education

the Department for Education

Caversham Primary School

49 stories

the Sutton Trust

40 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.