Party aims to stop students from being hindered by inaccurate A-level forecasts School-leavers’ anxious wait for university places in England could be ended under proposals by Labour that would delay… Read more »
Risk of axed exams and food shortages, while informing the public ‘may cause panic’ Schools may have to close, exams could be disrupted and fresh food for pupils’ meals could… Read more »
Government says no obligation to tell families as 10,000 schools sign up to pilots Sophia is four and shy, especially around strangers. In September she starts school and Hayley Phillips,… Read more »
Sharp rise in pupils requiring special support leads to £100m overspend in England Anything but inclusive – no place for three sisters County councils across England are warning that the… Read more »
Some failing schools shunted between trusts as sponsors collect millions in grants More than 300 primary schools across England have been forced to become academies in the last three years… Read more »
Concerns Health and Safety Executive will struggle to carry out inspections needed Nearly 700 schools have been referred to the national health and safety body over concerns they are failing… Read more »
Home Office plan to support and inform pupils aged 11-16 ahead of summer break as knife and gang crimes soar Pupils in schools in England are to be given additional… Read more »
Birmingham city council wins injunction to stop demonstrations and social media abuse Demonstrators protesting against primary school children being taught that people of all genders and sexualities should be treated… Read more »
Five members of staff at Furzedown primary in London take reductions of up to 20% Teachers at a cash-strapped primary school have volunteered to take a £7,000-a-year pay cut to… Read more »
Parents must understand UK is a society ‘with liberal views’, said Sir Michael Wilshaw A Birmingham primary school that suspended lessons about LGBT rights following protests by parents should resume… Read more »
Leading English state schools having to axe ‘vital aspects of a rounded education’, letter says Governors at some of England’s top-performing state schools have joined the call for more money… Read more »
Guardian investigation finds teachers doing the cleaning and paying for books and pens to plug the gaps Sussex headteacher: ‘Schools perform miracles with nothing’ The impact of the funding crisis… Read more »
Charterhouse one of 50 private education providers to have received funds via Baltic bank An elite boarding school is one of 50 British education providers to have received fees via… Read more »
Jess Phillips posts string of tweets to Theresa May and Damian Hinds over early Friday closure The Labour MP Jess Phillips has demanded that Theresa May and the education secretary,… Read more »
Thousands of children walk out of class in protest at environmental crisis. Follow the latest updates Are you taking part? Share your experiences 1.27pm GMT Although it is difficult to… Read more »
Elena Mondal, 14, was found dead at Henrietta Barnett school, north London, in 2017 A 14-year-old girl at one of the UK’s top state schools was found hanged weeks after… Read more »
Petition signed by 400 parents calls for No Outsiders scheme to be dropped from curriculum The assistant headteacher of a school teaching children about homosexuality as part of a special… Read more »
Schools told to be ‘flexible’ in event of food shortages as councils and private sector step up no-deal planning Schools should be “flexible” in what dinners they serve children in… Read more »
Nutritional guidelines may be ignored if there are shortages, government says Follow all the latest news on Brexit with our live blog Schools will be able to be “flexible” in… Read more »
Workloads will be cut under recruitment and retention strategy, says Damian Hinds Teachers will be given more help to job share and a lighter workload in an attempt to prevent… Read more »
Independent schools are offering easier IGCSEs as state schools trial harder exams The Labour party is demanding an inquiry into GCSE reforms that it says are putting state school pupils… Read more »
Tough tests are forced on state schools as data reveals benefit to independent sector Tory education reforms are giving private school pupils a huge additional advantage in the hunt for… Read more »
51% of children eligible for free school meals met reading, writing and maths standards Children from disadvantaged families in England are slowly closing the gap with their better-off peers in… Read more »
Inspectors say pupils are dropping off rolls as schools appear to be trying to boost exam performance illegally Thousands of difficult-to-teach pupils are being removed from school rolls in an… Read more »
Issues such as obesity are better handled in the home, says Amanda Spielman Parents must not “abdicate their responsibility” by expecting schools to solve all the major problems children face,… Read more »
Call for urgent action as rise in numbers blamed on ‘toxic rhetoric around immigration’ A record number of children are being excluded for racist bullying, a Guardian analysis has found,… Read more »
As diesel emission fears mount, a growing number of parents now consider clean air the main factor when choosing a school An increasing number of parents are shunning good schools… Read more »
Chancellor accused of having misunderstood schools’ needs despite tour of comprehensive The headteacher of a comprehensive in Philip Hammond’s constituency has expressed disappointment at the chancellor’s budget suggestion that a… Read more »