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 »