One in eight children off school as fears grow over Covid rates
Teachers call for better ventilation in classrooms to avoid spiralling Covid rates next term
Teachers demand investigation into missing exam results
Fears that children will leave primary school with no SATs results or the wrong marks
Schools ‘need stability — not constant chop and change’
Michelle Donelan has become the sixth Education Secretary in eight years
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
Universities must tackle ‘horrific’ drink and needle spiking
Michelle Donelan said the cause is close to her heart
‘Let trans students play for either sex team’, says London school head
Comments are at odds with Education Secretary, who said ‘biology comes first’ in sport
Children’s Commissioner says maths is not ‘too hard’ for girls
Girls are giving up the subject because they are not encouraged, Dame Rachel de Souza says
Children should be taught patriotism, MP says
Britain is not ‘some sort of racist hell hole’ the education committee hears
Teachers need help dealing with trans children, Nadhim Zahawi says
The Education Secretary is working on new guidance for teachers and says parents should be ‘front and centre’ in discussions about sex and gender
Covid wreaking havoc in schools and could disrupt exams, teachers warn
Claims come as teachers say they are “deeply frustrated” they do not have official data on how many pupils are absent due to the virus
School leaders warn of cannabis sweets in ‘child-friendly packaging’
It comes after the death of 23-year-old Damilola Olakanmi who died after eating a suspected cannabis ‘gummie’
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
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
Teacher suspended for depicting Osama bin Laden as Prophet Muhammad
All Saints Academy in Bedfordshire apologises for ‘totally inappropriate’ image shown in class
Universities must ‘discourage’ relationships between staff & students
New guidance published in a bid to tackle sexual misconduct on campus
Experts urge parents to talk to children about the war in Ukraine
Children could be confused and frightened after watching the news
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