Politics

Familiar face returns to DfE schools adviser role

Teacher training reforms architect back at the DfE after eight-month stint at University of Exeter

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

OCR to review difficulty of GCSE computer science paper

Follows backlash over exam leaving pupils ‘completely disheartened’ and warning it will put more youngsters off the subject

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Funding plea as children wait ‘years’ for NHS appointments

Almost 230,000 children on community health waiting lists for services like speech and language therapy and autism checks

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Schools to be told they should teach pupils about vaping risks

Government has announced more measures to cut down on vaping in schools, but campaigners say much more needs to…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Exams

AQA look at ‘Duolingo-style’ test for GCSE resitters

It follows calls from school leaders’ union ASCL for a ‘passport’ in maths and English

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Soaring food costs leave special schools with hole in budgets

Unlike mainstream schools, schools for children with special needs do not receive specific funding for some free meals

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Maths

How a billionaire plans to make English pupils ‘world’s best at maths’

UK’s biggest taxpayer has already committed £25 million to boost maths attainment. So who is he and what’s the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools

Law change eases way for church schools to academise

The government has revived a law change from its scrapped schools bill, removing a ‘significant barrier’ to the academisation…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

ASCL confirms date for first national strike ballot in union’s history

ASCL members in England will be asked to vote on strike action over the long-running teacher pay dispute from…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Stop abusing my teachers, trust CEO tells parents

Mowbray Education Trust’s CEO warned she faces losing talented staff over ‘personally abusive’ and ‘sometimes threatening’ messages

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
SEND

‘Enough is enough’: Special schools’ devastating budgets revealed 

Nearly nine in ten special schools are forecasting a budget deficit over the next two years

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

How schools became the frontline against hunger

Surveys show the number of teachers who receive food parcels has also rocketed

Amy Walker
Amy Walker