Teaching unions share family’s disappointment after government says system has ‘significant benefits’Ofsted’s controversial single-word judgments are here to stay, the government has ruled, in a blow to...
Read MoreFawcett Society warns sector is lacking in ambition and delivery and calls for free ‘universal’ hoursLabour in a bind over much-needed childcare reformEngland’s childcare system is failing and falling behind...
Read MoreUnion poll on school buildings also highlights sewage and wastewater leaks, overheating, severe cold, pests and mouldA survey by the UK’s biggest education union on the state of school buildings in England and Wales has...
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Gillian Keegan asks Bridget Phillipson to clarify after party refused to commit to plan after...
Read MoreUnion says cuts will make the creative powerhouse unrecognisable and risk unprecedented industrial unrestStaff at Goldsmiths, University of London have voted to strike over plans for an “almost incomprehensible”...
Read MoreShrinking portions, ‘very beige’ servings and rising costs leave schools and families bewilderedParents and teachers have shared their own frustrations with substandard school meals after a headteacher in Southampton...
Read MoreTeachers and school leaders in England call government proposals vague, leaving them vulnerable to losing court casesTeaching unions and school leaders in England are calling for an overhaul of ministers’ proposed guidance...
Read MoreNuffield Foundation to also recommend longer half-term breaks in proposed overhaul of calendar ‘in place since Victorian times’England should ditch its school calendar “stuck in place since Victorian...
Read MoreIn some areas young people have been waiting more than two years for plan detailing help they require, FoI revealsAnalysis: responsibilities were heaped on councils as funding shrankSpecial school places allocated on ‘very...
Read MoreEducation secretary says she is ‘not in control of all the bits’ needed for delivery of 15 hours of free care from AprilThe education secretary has admitted that she cannot guarantee the government’s pledge to...
Read MoreCommittee calls on government to heed widespread concern and consider a more nuanced inspection systemThe government should stop the use of single-word judgments such as “inadequate” or “outstanding” in...
Read MoreDepartment for Education estimates 97,000 children were home educated in 2023 summer term, 11,000 more than previous termMore than one in 100 children in England were homeschooled last summer term, with many parents citing...
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