Funding for 16 and 17-year-olds to remain at £4,000 in 2015/16, EFA confirms

The funding rate for 16 and 17-year-old learners will remain at £4,000, the Education Funding Agency (EFA) has confirmed....

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No ‘end’ to science practicals says exam regulator – in face of contrary claims

Ofqual’s chief regulator has defended the direction of its reforms to science practicals in the face of criticisms by...

Compulsory sex education in Labour’s plans to ‘eradicate’ homophobic bullying

Sex education will be made compulsory and teachers will be trained to tackle homophobic bullying, shadow education secretary Tristram...

Cameron criticised for excluding 16 to 18 funding from post-2015 ringfence plan

A decision by the Conservative Party not to pledge the same funding protection for 16 to 18-year-olds as under 16s has been...

Tributes paid to Teacher’s Toolkit author Paul Ginnis who died suddenly on Friday

The family of Paul Ginnis, who wrote the influential best-seller The Teacher’s Toolkit, have paid tribute to the “inspiring”...

Schools ‘requiring improvement’ face academisation

Schools rated as “requires improvement” face the prospect of becoming academies, education secretary Nicky Morgan told the BBC this...

Hunt sparks backlash after telling parent to ‘stop moaning’

Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt has provoked a Twitter backlash after telling a parent to “stop moaning” and “do some work”....

Support staff put in unpaid overtime to aid busy teachers, survey finds

Three quarters of support staff in state schools are “picking up the slack” for busy teachers by working over...