Exclusive: New research shows extent to which schools are struggling to provide qualified teachers for every classHundreds of thousands of pupils in England and Wales are being educated “on the cheap” by low-paid...
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Read MoreGCSE results in key subjects to steadily worsen until 2030, predicts research that blames failure to tackle impact of schools lockdownChildren in England could face the worst exam results in decades and a lifetime of lower...
Read MoreWatchdog says only a third of local authorities are confident they will have enough places for SeptemberThe deployment of the government’s childcare scheme to tens of thousands more families is facing “significant...
Read MoreAuthorities move to break up encampments at two more US universities on Monday, as Columbia University cancels in-person classesPolice arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut...
Read MoreLabour also turns down European Commission’s proposal, which would allow young Britons to live, study and work in EURishi Sunak has rejected an EU offer to strike a post-Brexit deal to allow young Britons to live, study or...
Read MorePilot to explore how to repurpose unused school space to increase capacity for funded childcareAn estimated 85,000 additional childcare places would be required by September 2025 to enable the government’s planned...
Read MoreTeacher retention problems particularly acute in larger Mats, analysis findsMulti-academy trusts (Mats) in England have significantly higher annual turnover of classroom teachers at secondary level than schools maintained by...
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 MoreLeading barrister warns that the kit – used to support gender-questioning children – is likely to be in breach of equality laws and could violate pupils’ rightsSchools in England and Wales have been warned by...
Read MoreGordon Brown and three former education ministers say New Labour’s acclaimed early-years programme benefited millionsVeterans of the last Labour government have called on Keir Starmer to put a new Sure Start-style...
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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