Teacher strikes

Keegan tells NEU to check its facts on teacher pay

Education secretary says stats watchdog ruling 'appears to contradict' statement from union on lack of funding information

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

New SEND inspections, but usual failings flagged

First inspection reports under new SEND framework have been published

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes: Education unions begin re-balloting members

NEU and NAHT launch fresh votes as pay dispute continues

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

Parent pushback forces academy takeover rethink

Plans to academise Sheffield's last local authority-maintained secondary have been pushed back

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Politics

DfE brain drain as third senior adviser announces departure

Dr Tim Leunig joins David Thomas and Patrick Spencer in exodus from Gillian Keegan's senior team

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools offer £10k ‘golden hellos’ – but with a big catch

Can payments that reward those who stay in the job help schools recruit and retain teachers? 

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
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
Schools

‘Wake-up call’ as primary pupils struggle with maths post-Covid

Younger children still weeks behind pre-lockdown norms, showing PM faces 'many obstacles' in maths to 18 ambition

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson