News

EPI analysis: How the parties’ education plans could affect pupil attainment

The Education Policy Institute has delved into each party’s election commitments to see if they will boost outcomes, particularly...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

School mascot Brian the Lion has out-of-this-world experience

A primary school mascot captured an out-of-this-world selfie after being launched 20km into space. Westleigh Methodist primary school, in...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

High Court grants permanent exclusion zone at school in LGBT teaching row

Protesters have been permanently banned from campaigning against LGBT inclusive lessons outside of a school. The high court ruled...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Conservative manifesto 2019: the full list of schools policies

The Conservative party has published its manifesto for the 2019 general election today. There’s little new for schools other...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

What schools can learn from Game of Thrones on mottos

I’m fairly sure my school had a motto, but I can’t remember what it was. What I can remember...

John Dickens
BAZ RAMAIAH
Opinion

Progress 8 fails pupils with special needs

Thousands of pupils with complex needs are guaranteed a negative P8 score and are at increased risk of exclusion...

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STEVE PRESTON
Opinion

Is it ever OK to remove a child from your roll?

Ofsted has been downgrading schools that “off-roll” students. But what does it actually mean? Cath Murray explains… The whole...

John Dickens
CATH MURRAY
News, Politics

‘We will not be gagged’ – heads switch to personal email accounts to campaign on school funding

Hundreds of headteachers have used their personal email addresses to warn election candidates about school funding pressures, vowing: “We...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Investigation: Pupils ‘at risk’ as special school staff left to ‘fill gaps’ in medical care

Special school staff are being left “vulnerable” and fearful for their jobs because they have to pick up “increasingly...

John Dickens
John Dickens