Politics

‘While I teach history, I’m going to make history’: Meet the teachers standing for election

At least 25 candidates with teaching backgrounds are standing for election this year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Freddie Whittaker
Covid

DfE Covid lockdown party may have gone on past 1am

Staff swiped out of Sanctuary Buildings 34 times after 10am on night of party, 8 times after 1am

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Wellbeing

Study: Access to school counselling would ‘pay for itself’ in 10 years

Counselling could help 'missing middle' of children who don't meet mental health treatment thresholds, Public First study says

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Recruitment and retention

Teaching workforce grows by just 259 as recruitment stalls

Almost as many teachers left the profession as entered it last year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Attendance

Butlin’s accused of ‘undermining’ school absence fight

Holiday firm offers four-night 'showtime term-time midweek breaks'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Election 2024: The schools policies now in limbo as purdah looms

Restriction on announcements and decisions begins on Saturday ahead of July 4 poll

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

Civil service boss: Covid exams U-turn ‘most awful governing ever’

Simon Case said in August 2020 that 'lots of people should lose their heads' over exams fiasco

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Curriculum

7 recommendations from MPs report on financial education

Schools find it hard to prioritise the topic, says education committee in new report

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

1,000 volunteers needed for school climate ambassador scheme

Expanded scheme, first launched two years ago, to help 2,500 education settings with climate action plans

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth