Fewer children pass SATs due to the Covid pandemic, results show
The results are the first since 2019 and highlight the stark impact of the pandemic on children’s learning
K&C offers £1million loan to run troubled Holland Park School
The council wants Kensington Aldridge Academy, which is next to Grenfell, to run the failing Holland Park School instead of it being transferred to United Learning
Union at exam board votes for strike action sparking fear over results
‘Next steps’ are being discussed after staff voted to walk out
Legal row as Holland Park rated inadequate by Ofsted
Holland Park School’s leadership was found to be “poor and unfit for purpose” by Ofsted
Teachers strike looms if inflation busting pay demands are not met
Teachers are facing a ‘huge pay cut’ in reality, union says
Nadhim Zahawi: I was bullied at school for being ‘different’
The Education Secretary spoke out publicly to encourage others to seek help over bullying
Matt Hancock: I got help to overcome dyslexia and read Covid autocue
Matt Hancock wants all children to be screened for dyslexia and improvements in education for prisoners
Don’t ruin pupils’ exams, unions told as Tube and rail strikes loom
Strikes are set to hit key dates for A-levels and GCSEs
London schools in running for £200,000 prize
The new “world’s best school” awards will be used to showcase best practices
Children ‘need recommended daily allowance of arts lessons’
Campaigners are pushing for schools to ensure children are spending enough time on art subjects
Holland Park school set to join country’s biggest academy chain
Governing Body votes for the prestigious London school to join United Learning
‘No benefits’ of forcing failing primary schools to join trusts
Academies are not a ‘magic solution’, according to a new report
Scramble for extra invigilators as students return to sitting exams
GCSE and A-level exams have been cancelled for the past two years due to Covid
Kate’s old school ‘fails to carry out checks on new teachers’
The Duchess of Cambridge attended Marlborough College during the 1990s
‘Riot’ at London school sparks call for DfE to step in
A bitter dispute has broken out over plans for Holland Park School to join a multi-academy trust
London private schools plan to teach Ukrainian refugee children
Schools want to pay for maths and English lessons for child refugees
Schools dealing with ‘very severe disruption’ due to Covid
Teachers warn the situation remains grave as attendance rates drop
Prisoners have no lessons for two years due to Covid, report says
Covid lockdowns have also affected the development of young children, leaving them behind with toilet training, crawling, talking and making friends, Ofsted said
Nadhim Zahawi praises ‘fantastic ethos’ of grammar schools
The DNA of grammar schools should be spread throughout the system, he said
Parents moving home told children will get as good a school as London
Unveiling his vision for schools over the next decade, Zahawi made a “parent pledge” that pupils falling behind in English and maths will get extra support no matter where they live
MPs will ‘not let it lie’ after Tony Sewell stripped of degree
MP questions university’s commitment to freedom of speech on campus
Covid school absences triple in two weeks
A drop in Covid-related absences at the beginning of this month has proved to be a ‘false dawn’, school leaders said
Pupils at ‘socialist Eton’ protest against academy chain takeover
Pupils hold signs saying ‘Don’t Take Our School’ and ‘I am not hysterical, I am furious’
RBKC backs parents opposed to Holland Park School academy chain move
The council says the prestigious state school should join forces with nearby Kensington Aldridge Academy
Parents protest at takeover of ‘socialist Eton’ by big academy chain
Holland Park is in the process of joining United Learning, which runs more than 70 schools
Fewer London children are absent from school due to Covid
Overall Covid-related absence in England fell below one per cent for the first time this academic year
London teachers ‘mustn’t be afraid to discuss the war with children’
Inna Hryhorovych told how her family in Ukraine have been forced to take shelter in their bath as missile sirens blared
Top London private schools unite to crack down on sex harassment
EXCLUSIVE: The two schools have committed to creating a ‘culture of openness, which encourages listening and discourse between our communities’
Third of children miss out on first choice of London secondary school
Schools see an increase in demand from children needing special educational needs help.
Trans woman in boarding house with teen girls discussed by MPs
The children’s minister said he ‘wouldn’t be overly happy’ with the situation
Students to pay back loans sooner and for longer
Tuition fees to be frozen but repayment threshold to be reduced
Clampdown on ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees in major funding overhaul
Minimum entry requirement and a cap on student numbers are proposed
Scrapping virus curbs ‘may hit nurseries’
Covid rules are being scrapped as rates of the virus in nurseries soar
School Covid absences drop to lowest level this year
There has been a 43 per cent drop in the number of children off school due to Covid in a week
Face masks to be ditched in Scotland’s schools
The change will come in on February 28 when all schools have returned from the half-term break
Fewer children off school due to Covid but record teacher absences
Record numbers of teachers and headteachers were absent at the last count, while those off due to Covid dropped
Schoolchildren taught ‘contested political ideologies’, MP claims
Mental health experts said PSHE lessons could boost the resilience and wellbeing of students but Tory MP says they are not being taught properly