Schools

How schools became the frontline against hunger

Surveys show the number of teachers who receive food parcels has also rocketed

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Oak National Academy

Oak National Academy will allow commercial use of its lessons

Move allows schools to adapt resources and share outside their organisation, but U-turn on geo-restriction plans

John Dickens
John Dickens
School buildings

School building condition data will be published this term, says Gibb

Pledge comes almost four years after landmark survey of schools was completed

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Unison ballots 140,000 school support staff for strike

Vote over councils' £1,925 pay offer raises prospect of even greater disruption to schools this autumn

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Regional directors reveal academies approach

Officials are deploying 'soft levers' to encourage small schools to convert and build capacity in the system

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

DfE delays report to ‘hide evidence’ of funding woes

Letter sent to MPs on teacher strike day in April reveals requested evidence has been pushed back to September

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes: July walkouts hinge on STRB response, says NEU

'If she makes the right decisions, she could also avoid further strike action'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Mental health

Mental health leads struggle to find time for the job

Almost 6 in 10 schools have taken up training grant funding, but survey reveals workload concerns

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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