Schools

‘Bankrupt’ councils eye education budgets for savings

School leaders urge government to invest more in public services amid potential cuts

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Most headteachers wouldn’t wish the job on others, finds poll

Four in 10 members of the NAHT leaders' union say they have accessed mental health support in the last...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Leaders warn against sudden changes as Lords call to scrap EBacc

Schools sector 'prone to swinging from one end of the pendulum to another', peers warned after report calls for...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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
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
Schools

Dire teacher recruitment data should concern policymakers

Improving the attractiveness of the teaching profession is an essential and urgent need, writes Jack Worth

Samantha Booth
Jack Worth
Schools

DfE’s using ‘influencers’ to boost school attendance

The Department for Education also revealed in its response to MPs that the attendance data collection will become mandatory...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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
Schools

Failed contractor’s £45 million schools to be demolished and rebuilt

But one of the schools says work will take four years, as ministers take legal advice over recouping costs...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker