Schools

Schools sound warning over vaping devices laced with drugs

Concerns follow reports that pupils from at least two schools were rushed to hospital after inhaling vapes laced with...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
School buildings

Government contractors signed off on unsafe £45m schools

DfE admits technical advisers who rubber-stamped buildings now facing demolition were its own contractors

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Amy Walker
Schools

Schools to get advice on selling off land to fund vital rebuilds

DfE property arm LocatED plans guidance but land disposals fall to four-year low

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Recruitment

Just half of secondary teacher recruitment target met

The secondary target has been missed 10 out of the last 11 years

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Home education register plan ‘blocked’ from King’s Speech

Top DfE boss suggests long-promised plans for register of children not in school were put forward to become law...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
RAAC

Keegan won’t set RAAC eradication deadline until the new year

Education secretary says she won't give 'definitive date' until all schools have been made safe, as number affected increases...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
PISA

PISA: Results show ‘significant de-emphasis’ on science – Spielman

While England's maths and reading scores had been improving, science results have fallen steadily since 2012

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
PISA

PISA 2022: ‘Reason for optimism’ but ‘job not done yet’, says Hinds

New schools minister praises 'huge amount achieved' by 'everybody involved in education'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
PISA

PISA 2022: Gibb hails ‘phenomenal success’ of ‘evidence-led’ reforms

Long-serving former schools minister says results show the Conservative government's reforms are 'here to last'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker