Schools

Oak vows to resist meddling ministers, but issues remain

Online academy boss says he'll say 'no' to ministers who try to interfere, as academy boss warns against 'state...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Schools bill delayed as new PM Truss reviews reforms

Landmark legislation was due to be discussed again in the Lords next week

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Primary school disadvantage gap widens to largest in 10 years

Government data shows attainment fell further for poorer pupils this year, widening the attainment gap

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Grammar schools back on the agenda as Liz Truss becomes PM

New Conservative leader has also backed longer school days and changes to university admissions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher training

DfE hopes snubbed teacher trainers will help plug ‘cold spots’

Senior aide Will Bickford Smith says there's a 'good story' to tell about government teacher training reforms, and urges...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Prioritising poorer pupils for university is not ‘social engineering’

The odds of getting a university place remain heavily stacked against the poorest in society, one sector leader writes

Freddie Whittaker
Nick Brook
T-levels

T-level results 2022: A third achieve top grades but digital proves toughest subject

The first ever cohort of T-level students are receiving their results today

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
A-level results 2022

A-level results 2022: 6 key trends in England’s data

What did we learn from data on the first summer exams since 2019?

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
A-level results 2022

A-level results 2022: Top grades drop 19% but remain higher than 2019

As planned, proportion of A* and A grades falls after bumper year in 2021, but pupils fare much better...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker