Opinion

We’ve got £200m to help solve youth crime – here’s how schools can apply

Schools across the country are doing their best to respond to issues outside their gates, as we see more...

John Dickens
ANDY RATCLIFFE
Opinion

Ofsted’s worrying reliability findings won’t comfort heads who get ‘the call’ in a couple of months

In a report on the future of Ofsted that accompanied the launch of our new think tank called EDSK...

John Dickens
TOM RICHMOND
News

DfE tops ‘departments of concern’ list in watchdog’s end-of-year report

The Department for Education tops a “departments of concern” list in the end-of-year report by the chair of the...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Government warns academies as email ‘phishing’ scams inflict financial losses

Academies and other educational institutions are being warned about new cyber-attacks which have already claimed some victims and resulted...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

8 things the government wants schools to teach about online safety

Schools have been urged to teach pupils about social media influencers, the dangers of online challenges, and how to...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

DfE sticks with LGBT guidance, but gets unions onside with tougher talk

Ministers have stuck by their guidance on LGBT lessons in schools despite concerns it was putting head in the...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

Private schools need phasing out – and here’s how it can be done

A packed event held in the House of Commons entitled ‘Phasing Out Private Schools’ sought to kick-start a long...

John Dickens
ROBERT VERKAIK
News

Two people arrested over alleged leak of Edexcel maths paper

Two people have been arrested after an Edexcel A-level maths paper was allegedly leaked online, Pearson has said. Police...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

Put down your mobile phones and learn poetry

At a time when so many youngsters are glued to their Xboxes and mobile phones, communicating by grunts, emojis...

John Dickens
GYLES BRANDRETH