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The argument that ‘everyone speaks English anyway’ falls apart when subjected to scrutiny, says Catriona Egerton

As Year 6 pupils begin their key stage 2 assessments, one trust education director outlines why the tests fail to capture the real depth and breadth of children’s achievements

Few boys are opting to take English at A level, missing out on developing important empathy and communication skills, writes Andrew Copeman

Exam board chiefs disagreed on the benefits of coursework when appearing in front of MPs this week

The number of children with speech and language challenges is soaring. And not all of these pupils have SEND. Experts tell Ellen Peirson-Hagger how in-school intervention is possible – and highly effective

Nearly a third of schools in the poorest areas can’t offer computer science A level due to teacher shortages, research shows

Government says £8.2m will help more than 7,000 pupils to study maths at A level and get into AI-related jobs

Bank of England launches training scheme as FFT analysis shows extreme differences in take-up of economics across the country

Too many students are becoming disengaged from physics because they can’t see the real-life relevance of what they are learning, writes subject lead Kate Jakubiak

Just 13 per cent of secondary teachers use Oak National Academy resources in their lesson planning, DfE survey finds

Exam board chief warns the current GCSE ‘fails to expose students to the full variety and potential of the English language’

Schools need support to break away from An Inspector Calls to cover texts by authors from more diverse backgrounds, say experts