Schools

Falling rolls will strand more pupils in school ‘cold spots’

Thousands of secondary pupils are already living at least 10 kilometres from their nearest mainstream school

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

It’s time to decide what our schools and teachers are for

Are schools education specialists or the front line of children’s services? Without clarity we are failing children and staff

Freddie Whittaker
Sinéad Mc Brearty
Teacher strikes

Be clearer about ‘fully-funded’ pay offer claim, stats watchdog tells DfE

OSR says ministers’ funding claim is ‘evidenced’ at a national level

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Senior policy adviser David Thomas leaves the DfE

Oak co-founder and ex-headteacher leaves role advising education secretary Gillian Keegan to run fledgling maths charity

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted lauds free school that posted controversial job advert

Mercia School in Sheffield rated 'outstanding' across the board

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes recap: Unions unite as pay dispute escalates

Disruption shows no sign of abating as union leaders plan unprecedented coordinated action

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Half of examiners unhappy with pay and most are stressed

Ofqual survey also reveals more examiners are marking and being trained online

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Exam appeals plummet in wake of grading fiasco

The number of appeals against GCSE and A-level grades was 23% lower last year than in pre-pandemic 2019

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Up to 2,000 schools sought for air quality monitoring project

Free monitors rollout follows calls for monitoring in public spaces by the chief medical officer

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker