Schools

DfE snubs Braverman pledge for new blasphemy guidance

The under-fire home secretary had promised new advice amid row over damaged Quran school pupil suspensions

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes: Unions’ calls for mediated pay talks snubbed

Education unions’ offer to open talks through the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service has been rejected by Gillian Keegan...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE school sport plan: Two hours of PE a week and award for equal access

Two further years of PE and sports premium funding also confirmed, along with £57m to open up school facilities...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Mental health

Rise in child mental health demand prompts call to speed up school support reforms

The proportion of children whose referrals closed before treatment has increased for the first time in five years

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Keegan: ‘I fully understand teacher and leader workload is too high’

The education secretary told schools in a letter she is 'disappointed' the NEU won't pause strikes, but vowed to...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Illness drives stubbornly high persistent absence

Around a quarter of pupils have missed 10 per cent or more sessions since September

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Hike school breakfast funding and expand free school meals, Hunt told

150 heads call for school breakfast cash in the spring budget, while councils warn government rules stop 215,000 eligible...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Oak National Academy

Oak seeking teachers to create and review new resources

Successful applicants to the paid roles will be employed by yet-to-be-appointed curriculum partners, rather than Oak itself

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

Lilac Sky trust founder Averre-Beeson banned from running schools

Two leaders of collapsed trust barred seven years after government intervention, and with investigation report STILL not published

John Dickens
John Dickens