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The national curriculum and exam-based assessment approaches are big factors in many students being ‘effectively set up to fail’, finds government-commissioned review

As the Milburn report warns that nearly a million young people are not in education, employment or training, this headteacher offers advice on making sure that students leave school with ambition and a sense of direction

Warnings from teaching bodies come as England sees record-breaking temperatures this week, prompting concerns about the impact of extreme heat in classrooms

Jenny Oldroyd, director for curriculum at the Department for Education, will move posts next month, prompting one union to describe a series of recent departures as ‘not ideal’

Responding to the government consultation, the NAHT school leaders’ union also warns of the risks of an ‘overreliance’ on edtech and AI tools in schools

Responding to the consultation on the government’s SEND reforms, organisations from the specialist sector raise concerns about financial support and a lack of ‘clarity’ in the plans

Union leader calls for steps to protect staffing levels as schools face falling rolls driven by birth rates and cost-of-living crisis

Headteacher of All Saints Catholic College in London was first seconded to the Department for Education last summer to bring ‘frontline expertise’ to policymaking

After a promising start to relations between the Labour government and the education unions, tensions have started to rise. Will an unfunded pay award be the tipping point for another series of strikes?

Heads’ unions hope plans to make vaping illegal anywhere on site will help settings to reinforce existing school rules

Replacement of the PE and sport premium with a new school sports ‘partnerships network’ has been described as ‘deeply concerning’ by heads’ leaders

South Korea’s move to clamp down on schools it deems to be operating without domestic oversight points to a wider trend of host countries bringing international schools under tighter regulation