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More than 46,000 students took A-level economics this year but the subject has had fewer than 100 new specialist teachers since 2019. The government needs to make this staff shortage a priority, argues academic Sonia Strnad

Complex issues are being ‘laced with political bias’ in classrooms, says shadow education secretary, as the Conservatives set out plan to introduce mandatory training for teachers on impartiality

EEF trial of primary teachers using Oak National Academy’s AI assistant finds newer teachers more likely to create lesson plans with it than experienced colleagues

Shadow education secretary warns against ‘upheaval’ of the school system under Labour’s plan for new technical education courses from age 14

The schools watchdog says it is continuing to develop a ‘renewed inspection framework’ for these providers, which have not been inspected since November 2025

School leaders say employers are withdrawing from offering placements amid uncertainty over the impact of new safeguarding changes

Major DfE survey of Year 8s also reveals that girls and students with SEND are less likely to feel like they belong in school

Draft documents set out examples of what might be seen as ‘reasonable’ and ‘unreasonable’ adjustments for pupils with SEND, as part of the government’s drive to increase inclusion in mainstream schools

The number of cyberattacks on schools has dropped – but leaders still need to do more to protect against the threat, says watchdog

Energy consultants escalate dispute over new academy trust rules and accuse the DfE of unfairly steering schools away from brokers

DfE publishes detailed framework explaining how its controls on academy executive salaries will work

Too many young people have been ‘cast adrift’ by the school system, prime minister Andy Burnham tells Labour Party conference